Afghans walk after their arrival from Pakistan, in Takhta Pul. Photo: AFP
More than 200,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since the government renewed a deportation drive in April.
According to the interior ministry, more than 135,000 Afghans left Pakistan in April, while around 67,000 departed in May and more than 3,000 were sent back in the first two days of June.
The number of returnees has slowed ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday later this week, but some Afghans were still crossing the main border points from Pakistan on Wednesday.
Pakistan is now threatening to lift the protection granted to the 1.3 million Afghans holding refugee cards issued by the UNHCR at the end of June.
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