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US travel ban brings more despair to Afghans in Pakistan

June 19, 2025

Millions Afghan refugees are stuck in Pakistan, waiting to move on to a third country. DW met one family who thought they were about to head to the US before this month's abrupt shift in US policy and president Trump's travel ban for Afghans. Pakistan, meanwhile, is scaling up deportations.

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Ali Kaifee
Ali Kaifee Journalist based in Islamabad, focusing on Pakistan and Afghanistan.aLyKayFee