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Pakistan has partially reopened the Torkham border crossing, but only to facilitate the mass deportation and repatriation of Afghan nationals , while keeping the vital artery closed to all commercial trade, CNN-News18 has learnt.

This decision, following weeks of complete border closure across the Durand Line, has intensified an already dire humanitarian crisis and drawn widespread condemnation from human rights organisations.

The mass repatriation campaign, initiated in late 2023, is continuing at a ruthless pace. According to top sources, Pakistan has forcibly deported an estimated 20,000 Afghan refugees in a single day, contributing to a staggering total of approximately 1.56 million Afghan nationals expelled since the policy began.

The deportation drive ta

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