Impending harsh winter, lack of residential facilities hamper illegal Afghans’ repatriation

KHYBER: Hostile socio-economic conditions, acute shortage of residential facilities and an impending harsh winter in Afghanistan have greatly hampered the repatriation of illegal Afghan nationals to their country via the Torkham border since early September. Official sources in Torkham told Dawn that 150-200 Afghan nationals were now crossing the Torkham border crossing on a daily basis compared to 800-1,000 reported in April, May and June. They said that customs terminal and immigration offices were wearing an almost deserted look after a drastic decline in the numbers of returning Afghan…