Gripping testimonies from Afghan nationals repatriated from Pakistani prisons detail a regime of terror: overcrowding, violence, deprivation, and blatant corruption. Last week’s handover of 500-plus at Kandahar’s Spin Boldak border has ignited outrage across Afghanistan.
Fueled by Tolo News investigations, the reports underscore Pakistan’s aggressive refugee purge—arrests without cause, squalid confinements, forced returns. The Chaman-Spin Boldak frontier, dormant since last fall’s bloodshed, facilitates these grim transactions.
Akhtar Mohammad Hotak’s family saga from Balochistan jails: utter neglect—no sustenance, jammed quarters for hundreds. Fellow inmate Abdul Sattar highlighted payoffs: valid IDs ignored, while bribes (45,000 PKR) unlocked exits.
Assaults defined captivity. In Karachi camps, Mohammad’s admission of Afghan origin triggered fury. ‘They pounded me senseless—my crime? My birthplace.’ Shoulder’s ache persists.
Families shattered under scorn. Women demeaned publicly, nights weaponized against sleep. Dost Mohammad evoked the chaos: filmed cruelties, half-breads rationed, women floored in exhaustion while men stood punished.
Observers rally for action from aid bodies, branding the systemic abuse a stain on international law. As Pakistan and peers tighten grips on Afghans, urgent advocacy is needed to safeguard vulnerable lives amid geopolitical strains.