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Why are so many Afghans being kicked out of Pakistan? | Start Here

More than 370,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan after the government there announced a crackdown on undocumented refugees. What’s going on? And what do deteriorating relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in Afghanistan have to do with it? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. Chapters 00:52 – Why are there many Afghan refugees in Pakistan? 01:15 – The difference between documented and undocumented refugees. 01:38 – What’s behind the Pakistani government’s policy? 02:37 – Why are Pakistani officials linking Afghan refugees to security? 02:59 – Who are the Pakistani Taliban? (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) 04:44 – Why the TTP issue is straining relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in […]