The Taliban’s High Commission for Refugees said Pakistan expelled at least 15,234 Afghan migrants on Sunday, 2 November, through the Torkham, Spin Boldak, and Bahramcha border crossings.

According to the commission’s statement, 6,494 Afghans crossed via Torkham, 6,800 through Spin Boldak, and 1,393 through Bahramcha.

The Taliban administration said the returnees collectively received 13.4 million Afghanis in financial assistance. Among them, 2,360 people were relocated to the provinces of Kapisa, Baghlan, Kunduz, Takhar, Balkh, Sar-e-Pul, Samangan, and Maidan Wardak.

Following recent border clashes with Taliban forces, Pakistani authorities announced plans to deport all undocumented Afghan migrants. Reports indicate that arrests and deportations have intensified across Pakistan.

On Saturday morning, Pakistan reopened the Torkham border crossing after nearly 20 days of closure exclusively for the deportation of migrants. Taliban officials earlier said hundreds of trucks carrying the belongings of displaced Afghan families were waiting to cross into Afghanistan.