Afghanistan, Aug. 24 -- Hundreds of Afghan families live in Islamabad parks after eviction, facing hunger and illness, as Pakistan's deportation drive and uncertain asylum policies deepen their humanitarian crisis.
Hundreds of Afghan families who lived in Pakistan for years, many with valid registration documents, have been forced from their homes under pressure from landlords and government authorities. With few alternatives, they now live in makeshift shelters in Islamabad's public parks.
Local media report that around 300 families are currently camped in Argentina Park in temporary, unsanitary conditions, waiting for the possibility of relocation to a third country. After recent rains, many have taken shelter beneath plastic sheets and...