Taliban Concerned Over Reports of US Deporting Afghans via Pakistan

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities expressed concern on Monday over reports detailing American plans to deport large numbers of Afghan migrants to Pakistan, paving the way for their return to their homeland.

Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson for the Afghan Foreign Ministry, said in a statement that "the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan expresses its grave concern over reports indicating that the United States intends to deport some Afghan refugees who have not yet obtained legal residency documents to Pakistan," according to "AFP".

Court documents obtained earlier by the Associated Press revealed plans by US President Donald Trump's administration to deport Afghan migrants detained in the United States to their home country via Pakistan, amid human rights warnings that their lives would be at risk.

Migrant rights organizations expressed fears that those deported would face retaliation from the Taliban movement, especially since thousands of Afghans fled persecution fearing for their lives after assisting the US military and relief organizations in Afghanistan.

Sean Vandiver, a former US Navy serviceman and president of the Afghan advocacy organization "AfghanEvac", stated: "This is absolutely unforgivable, and it seems there are no limits to the administration's willingness to break the law and violate human rights."