Afghanistan, April 22 -- Tajik security forces have reportedly carried out a fresh wave of forced deportations of Afghan refugees from the western city of Vahdat, expelling at least 47 individuals to Afghanistan via the Sherkhan border, sources on the ground told Khaama Press on Monday.
The deported individuals, according to a local Afghan refugee who spoke on the condition of anonymity, were mostly taxi drivers and small business operators residing in Vahdat. All were registered refugees holding documentation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
"Early this morning, security personnel summoned the taxi drivers to the security headquarters in Vahdat. They confiscated our UNHCR cards and refugee IDs, and then loa...