https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:05:04 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Two months ago, Afghanistan sealed its eastern border with neighboring Pakistan soon after Islamabad shut down all routes into the landlocked country. But the longest border closure is now wreaking economic havoc in both countries. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-pakistan-border-closure-truckers-trade-crisis/33630059.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-pakistan-border-closure-truckers-trade-crisis/33630059.html Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:15:07 +0100 FeaturesAfghanistanPakistanThe Rundown Stories Thousands of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have been forcibly repatriated since Pakistani authorities set an April 10 deadline for those without documents to leave the country. Many refugees are reluctant to return to the Taliban-controlled country. https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-forcibly-deports-thousands-of-afghan-refugees-/33381200.html https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-forcibly-deports-thousands-of-afghan-refugees-/33381200.html Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:56:05 +0200 VideosAfghanistanVideo ArchivePakistan Pakistan's deportation of Afghan migrants is drawing global condemnation, as rights groups warn of grave dangers for returnees. Families are being split, students uprooted, and lives upended, with up to 3 million at risk of forced return to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghan-refugees-deportation-deadline/33373777.html https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghan-refugees-deportation-deadline/33373777.html Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:02:37 +0200 PakistanFeaturesAfghanistanThe Rundown Headline With Pakistan enforcing a deportation deadline that passed on March 31, hundreds of thousands of Afghans who fled the Taliban's takeover in 2021 now face an uncertain future. Other Afghans have lived in Pakistan's Mardan camp for generations, and many have never lived in Afghanistan. https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghanistan-refugee-deportation-mardan-deadline-business-economy-taliban/33373895.html https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghanistan-refugee-deportation-mardan-deadline-business-economy-taliban/33373895.html Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:15 +0200 AfghanistanVideo ArchivePakistanVideosHumanitarian