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| Pakistan To Begin Mass Deportation Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Afghans |
| 2005-06-11 |
| The biggest refugee repatriation operation in the world is underway. It is the cover for Pakistan's mass-export of al Qaeda operatives back to where they came from — Afghanistan. The UN refugee agency reports that from 2002, nearly 2.4 million Afghan refugees returned home from Pakistan. This week, General Pervez Musharraf gave the remaining estimated 400,000 until June 30 to leave the country or face expulsion. Most live along Pakistan's northwestern border. Islamabad explains its action on the grounds that the tribal belts of North and South Waziristan have been sanctuaries for hundreds of al-Qaeda linked terrorists and the Taliban. The presence of the refugees complicates the hunt for them and adds to Pakistan's security problems. Pakistani authorities claim terrorists are buried among these Afghan refugees and the expulsion order will deport them too. DEBKAfile's correspondent quotes diplomatic sources in the capital as referring to the belief of US intelligence agents that al-Qaeda and Taliban operatives who took shelter in Pakistan as refugees are now regrouping and moving back into Afghanistan. Their numbers are small but are expected to swell, posing fresh dangers to the Karzai government's stability in Kabul. American military strength in Afghanistan is not nearly large enough to deal with any major influx. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #5 They can't find the militants who are causing all the problems but they have time to perform a deportation of 400,000 people? Egad. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-06-11 23:44 |
| #4 Any chance we could do the same thing with our illeal aliens? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-06-11 19:50 |
| #3 Redden agreed that the UNHCR staff cannot distinguish between a genuine Afghan refugee and a terror operative belonging to either al-Qaeda or Taliban who now want to cross over to Afghanistan to escape arrest or join the assaults on coalition forces and the Kabul government. Yeah, they must've learned that neat little trick from their buddies working the Palestinian gig. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-06-11 18:29 |
| #2 I don't hear any hollering from the vaunted international community over this "outrage". Hypocritical douchebags. Imagine the screaming if America said the same thing to Mexicans. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2005-06-11 18:01 |
| #1 gonna want to screen the ISI -plants among this group. Our good friend Pakland will be sending Taliban-sympathizers amongst the refugees. Count on it. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-06-11 16:59 |