Afghanistan, July 26 -- Tajikistan has begun detaining and expelling Afghan refugees near Dushanbe, seizing documents, issuing departure deadlines, and sparking urgent calls for international humanitarian intervention and protection.
Tajikistan authorities have begun a new campaign of arrests and forced expulsions targeting Afghan refugees near the capital, Dushanbe, according to a report by Radio Free Europe.
On Friday, July 25, the outlet reported that hundreds of Afghan refugees living in Rudaki and Vahdat were warned they have 15 days to leave the country or face deportation.
Witnesses described how, on July 15, vehicles carrying Tajik security forces entered Afghan neighborhoods in Vahdat, detaining dozens of men, women, and childre...