A Taliban minister issues a “consequences” threat against Pakistan

In the midst of Pakistan’s ongoing campaign to deport undocumented immigrants, including citizens of Afghanistan, a supposedly recorded audio clip has surfaced in which Mullah Muhammad Yaqub Mujahid, the acting defense minister of the Taliban government, is heard strongly warning Pakistan to think carefully before pursuing “unilateral actions” due to the potential consequences of their deportation efforts.

In the audio clip, Mujahid accused the Pakistani authorities of taking Afghan individuals’ assets and personal property and urged them not to mistreat Afghan nationals. He underlined that such acts would be called into question and that the Taliban would do everything in their power to stop it. He also promised that no one would be allowed to take away Afghan refugees’ personal belongings, according to Tolo News.

Additionally, Mullah Mujahid called on the international community, the UN, and other organizations to put pressure on Pakistan to resolve the refugees’ current predicament. He chastised Pakistan for failing to guarantee the dignified return of Afghan refugees to their country of origin.

“Even though it sends the refugees to their country, they [refugees] should be sent to the country with dignity and return to their homeland,” he said. The minister from Afghanistan voiced worries that the current state of affairs was seriously harming ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Thus, the Pakistani government ought to consider the effects of its actions. It ought to sow as much as it can harvest,” he declared.

Thousands of individuals have flocked to Pakistan’s northwest border crossing in an attempt to enter Afghanistan after the government’s deadline for unregistered foreigners to depart or face expulsion on November 1st passed.

Hours before Wednesday’s deadline, Pakistani authorities had started gathering up unauthorized foreigners, most of whom were Afghans. The Pakistani government issued an ultimatum a month ago that might force more than a million Afghans to flee or face imprisonment and forced deportation.

The Taliban-run government in Afghanistan was scrambling to deal with the rapid inflow and announced that temporary transit camps had been established along with the provision of food and medical aid; nonetheless, humanitarian organizations reported appalling circumstances on the other side of the border.