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Pakistanis in Afghanistan

January 01, 1970

Pakistanis in Afghanistan are mostly refugees,[1] but also include laborers, traders, businesspersons, and small number of diplomats. Those working in white-collar professions include doctors, engineers, teachers and journalists.[2] Because Pakistan and Afghanistan are neighbouring states with a loosely controlled border, and a distributed population of ethnic Pashtuns and Baloch people, there is constant flow of population between the two countries.

Pakistanis in Afghanistan
Total population
221,432 (2015)
Regions with significant populations
Khost Province, Paktika Province, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Helmand, Ghazni, Wardak, Kabul
Languages
Pashto, Balochi, Urdu, English
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Overseas Pakistani

History edit

Further information: History of Afghanistan

Dynasties, such as those of the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals, as well as nomad people from the Indian subcontinent (including modern-day Pakistan) have been invading and coming to Afghanistan for the past many centuries. Before the mid-19th century, Afghanistan and some regions of Pakistan were part of the Durrani Empire and ruled by a successive line of Pashtun kings who had their capitals in Afghan cities. In 1857, in his review of J.W. Kaye's The Afghan War, Friedrich Engels describes "Afghanistan" as:

[...] an extensive country of Asia [...] between Persia and the Indies, and in the other direction between the Hindu Kush and the Indian Ocean. It formerly included the Persian provinces of Khorassan and Kohistan, together with Herat, Beluchistan, Cashmere, and Sinde, and a considerable part of the Punjab [...] Its principal cities are Kabul, the capital, Ghuznee, Peshawer, and Kandahar.[3]

Thus, interaction and migration between the native people in this region was common. After the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Durand Line was established in the late 1800s for fixing the limits of sphere of influence between Mortimer Durand of British India and Afghan Amir Abdur Rahman Khan. When Pakistan inherited this single-page agreement in 1947, which was basically to end political interference beyond the frontier line between Afghanistan and what was then colonial British India,[4] it divided the indigenous ethnic Pashtun and Baloch tribes.

During the 1980s Soviet war, a large number of Pakistan-backed Mujahideen forces fought the Soviets and the Soviet-backed Afghan government.[citation needed] After the death of Massoud and the removal of the Taliban regime of Afghanistan in late 2001 by US-led coalition forces, members of the Taliban regrouped and began a strong insurgency campaign inside Afghanistan. The insurgents are members of Afghan-based and Afghan-led militant groups such as the Afghan Taliban (including the Quetta Shura chapter), the Haqqani network, or al-Qaida and others. The militant groups include a small number of Pakistanis and other Muslim foreigners among their ranks.[citation needed]

Refugees edit

In January 2008, BBC reported that about 6,000 Pakistanis from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa crossed into Afghanistan, which included women and children. While fighting in northwest-Pakistan between the Pakistani Armed Forces and the Pakistani Taliban may have been one reason, Sunni Shia sectarian strife was also suggested as a possible driver for their flight.[5] They were able to receive medical aid in Khost and Paktika provinces. By September 2008, their number had reached 20,000,[6] and about 70% of the refugees were Pakistanis while the rest were Afghans who had settled in Pakistan during the last 20 or so years.[7] More Pakistani refugees went to Afghanistan after the 2010 Pakistan floods. As of 2015, around 221,432 Pakistanis are found living in Afghanistan. Most of them are in Khost Province and Paktika Province.[1] There are also a small number of Pakistani Baloch migrants, mainly concentrated in the southern parts of Afghanistan like Nimruz.[8]

A large number of Pakistani refugees have returned from Afghanistan following the end of Operation Zarb-e-Azb.[9]

Workers edit

Pakistani expatriates have been involved in the rebuilding and reconstruction of Afghanistan and have made contributions towards the Afghan economy. By 2006, there were about 60,000 Pakistanis working in Afghanistan;[10] the exact number was unclear because of the lack of government records. Pakistanis could be found working not just in the main cities such as Kandahar, but also less-accessible provinces such as Ghazni, Wardak, or Helmand. Many work in the construction sector, while others have found white-collar jobs such as information technology professionals for United Nations organisations and foreign companies in urban areas; they have an increasing demand due to their skills and mostly originate from the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. As many as one-sixth cross the border on any given day.

In May 2011, several expatriate Pakistanis crossing the border at Torkham were routinely being harassed and bothered by intelligence agencies in Pakistan; some were asked repetitive questions as to why they were going to Afghanistan while others had their materials and laptops searched. The expatriates sent a complaint and brought the issue to the notice of the Pakistani ambassador in Kabul, Muhammad Sadiq.[11]

Crime edit

However, NATO and Afghan officials also blame Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy network for being involved in terrorist attacks. Pakistan and Afghanistan have an irregular and poorly marked border. This allows militants to frequently cross back and forth across the border unchecked and undetected. A few of the insurgents and militants in Afghan resistance groups were of Pakistani origin. They have been arrested in the last decade and are held in different prisons across the country. They are usually from regions along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, including the Waziristan region, the city of Quetta and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, and engaged in attacks against US-led NATO forces and the Government of Afghanistan.[12][13][14] NATO and Afghan officials also blame Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy network for being involved in some of the attacks. Besides the serious criminals, there are unknown number of Pakistani prisoners in Afghanistan who are held for visa violation or petty crimes.[15]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Section 2.d. Protection of Refugees". Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and LaborCountry Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015: Afghanistan. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Shinwari, Sher Alam (24 November 2012). "Afghans' treatment in KP has fallout on Pakistanis in Kabul". Dawn. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ^ Friedrich Engels (1857). "Afghanistan". The New American Cyclopaedia. Transcribed by Andy Blunden. Retrieved August 25, 2010. The principal cities of Afghanistan are Kabul, the capital, Ghuznee, Peshawer, and Kandahar.
  4. ^ Smith, Cynthia (August 2004). "A Selection of Historical Maps of Afghanistan - The Durand Line". United States: Library of Congress. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  5. ^ Leithead, Alastair (2008-01-07), "Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan", BBC News, retrieved 2009-04-28
  6. ^ Burns, John F. (September 29, 2008). "Pakistani Refugees Pour Into Afghanistan". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  7. ^ "Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan", BBC News, 2008-09-29, retrieved 2009-04-28
  8. ^ Pakistani Baloch find home in Afghanistan
  9. ^ Yusufzai, Rahimullah. "Almost home: Pakistani refugees in Afghanistan return". Geo News. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Resolving the Pakistan- Afghanistan Stalemate". Barnett R. Rubin and Abubakar Siddique. United States Institute of Peace. October 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  11. ^ Pakistanis working in Afghanistan being bothered by agencies, The News.
  12. ^ Schifrin, Nick (June 21, 2011). "How the Taliban Turned a Child Into a Suicide Bomber". ABC News. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  13. ^ "Bombing suspect says Pakistani mullahs brainwashed him". Pajhwok Afghan News. July 28, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  14. ^ "Haqqani network threatens attacks on judges". Pajhwok Afghan News. June 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  15. ^ Pakistan, Afghanistan discuss prisoner swap

January 01, 1970
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Pakistanis in Afghanistan are mostly refugees 1 but also include laborers traders businesspersons and small number of diplomats Those working in white collar professions include doctors engineers teachers and journalists 2 Because Pakistan and Afghanistan are neighbouring states with a loosely controlled border and a distributed population of ethnic Pashtuns and Baloch people there is constant flow of population between the two countries Pakistanis in AfghanistanTotal population221 432 2015 Regions with significant populationsKhost Province Paktika Province Nangarhar Kandahar Helmand Ghazni Wardak KabulLanguagesPashto Balochi Urdu EnglishReligionIslamRelated ethnic groupsOverseas Pakistani Contents 1 History 2 Refugees 3 Workers 4 Crime 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editFurther information History of AfghanistanDynasties such as those of the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals as well as nomad people from the Indian subcontinent including modern day Pakistan have been invading and coming to Afghanistan for the past many centuries Before the mid 19th century Afghanistan and some regions of Pakistan were part of the Durrani Empire and ruled by a successive line of Pashtun kings who had their capitals in Afghan cities In 1857 in his review of J W Kaye s The Afghan War Friedrich Engels describes Afghanistan as an extensive country of Asia between Persia and the Indies and in the other direction between the Hindu Kush and the Indian Ocean It formerly included the Persian provinces of Khorassan and Kohistan together with Herat Beluchistan Cashmere and Sinde and a considerable part of the Punjab Its principal cities are Kabul the capital Ghuznee Peshawer and Kandahar 3 Thus interaction and migration between the native people in this region was common After the Second Anglo Afghan War the Durand Line was established in the late 1800s for fixing the limits of sphere of influence between Mortimer Durand of British India and Afghan Amir Abdur Rahman Khan When Pakistan inherited this single page agreement in 1947 which was basically to end political interference beyond the frontier line between Afghanistan and what was then colonial British India 4 it divided the indigenous ethnic Pashtun and Baloch tribes During the 1980s Soviet war a large number of Pakistan backed Mujahideen forces fought the Soviets and the Soviet backed Afghan government citation needed After the death of Massoud and the removal of the Taliban regime of Afghanistan in late 2001 by US led coalition forces members of the Taliban regrouped and began a strong insurgency campaign inside Afghanistan The insurgents are members of Afghan based and Afghan led militant groups such as the Afghan Taliban including the Quetta Shura chapter the Haqqani network or al Qaida and others The militant groups include a small number of Pakistanis and other Muslim foreigners among their ranks citation needed Refugees editIn January 2008 BBC reported that about 6 000 Pakistanis from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa crossed into Afghanistan which included women and children While fighting in northwest Pakistan between the Pakistani Armed Forces and the Pakistani Taliban may have been one reason Sunni Shia sectarian strife was also suggested as a possible driver for their flight 5 They were able to receive medical aid in Khost and Paktika provinces By September 2008 their number had reached 20 000 6 and about 70 of the refugees were Pakistanis while the rest were Afghans who had settled in Pakistan during the last 20 or so years 7 More Pakistani refugees went to Afghanistan after the 2010 Pakistan floods As of 2015 around 221 432 Pakistanis are found living in Afghanistan Most of them are in Khost Province and Paktika Province 1 There are also a small number of Pakistani Baloch migrants mainly concentrated in the southern parts of Afghanistan like Nimruz 8 A large number of Pakistani refugees have returned from Afghanistan following the end of Operation Zarb e Azb 9 Workers editPakistani expatriates have been involved in the rebuilding and reconstruction of Afghanistan and have made contributions towards the Afghan economy By 2006 there were about 60 000 Pakistanis working in Afghanistan 10 the exact number was unclear because of the lack of government records Pakistanis could be found working not just in the main cities such as Kandahar but also less accessible provinces such as Ghazni Wardak or Helmand Many work in the construction sector while others have found white collar jobs such as information technology professionals for United Nations organisations and foreign companies in urban areas they have an increasing demand due to their skills and mostly originate from the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province As many as one sixth cross the border on any given day In May 2011 several expatriate Pakistanis crossing the border at Torkham were routinely being harassed and bothered by intelligence agencies in Pakistan some were asked repetitive questions as to why they were going to Afghanistan while others had their materials and laptops searched The expatriates sent a complaint and brought the issue to the notice of the Pakistani ambassador in Kabul Muhammad Sadiq 11 Crime editHowever NATO and Afghan officials also blame Pakistan s Inter Services Intelligence ISI spy network for being involved in terrorist attacks Pakistan and Afghanistan have an irregular and poorly marked border This allows militants to frequently cross back and forth across the border unchecked and undetected A few of the insurgents and militants in Afghan resistance groups were of Pakistani origin They have been arrested in the last decade and are held in different prisons across the country They are usually from regions along the Afghanistan Pakistan border including the Waziristan region the city of Quetta and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and engaged in attacks against US led NATO forces and the Government of Afghanistan 12 13 14 NATO and Afghan officials also blame Pakistan s Inter Services Intelligence ISI spy network for being involved in some of the attacks Besides the serious criminals there are unknown number of Pakistani prisoners in Afghanistan who are held for visa violation or petty crimes 15 See also editAfghans in Pakistan Sindhis in Afghanistan Afghanistan Pakistan relations Punjabis in AfghanistanReferences edit a b Section 2 d Protection of Refugees Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and LaborCountry Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015 Afghanistan U S Department of State Retrieved April 25 2015 Shinwari Sher Alam 24 November 2012 Afghans treatment in KP has fallout on Pakistanis in Kabul Dawn Retrieved 13 June 2019 Friedrich Engels 1857 Afghanistan The New American Cyclopaedia Transcribed by Andy Blunden Retrieved August 25 2010 The principal cities of Afghanistan are Kabul the capital Ghuznee Peshawer and Kandahar Smith Cynthia August 2004 A Selection of Historical Maps of Afghanistan The Durand Line United States Library of Congress Retrieved 2011 02 11 Leithead Alastair 2008 01 07 Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan BBC News retrieved 2009 04 28 Burns John F September 29 2008 Pakistani Refugees Pour Into Afghanistan The New York Times Retrieved November 13 2011 Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan BBC News 2008 09 29 retrieved 2009 04 28 Pakistani Baloch find home in Afghanistan Yusufzai Rahimullah Almost home Pakistani refugees in Afghanistan return Geo News Retrieved 13 June 2019 Resolving the Pakistan Afghanistan Stalemate Barnett R Rubin and Abubakar Siddique United States Institute of Peace October 2006 Retrieved November 13 2011 Pakistanis working in Afghanistan being bothered by agencies The News Schifrin Nick June 21 2011 How the Taliban Turned a Child Into a Suicide Bomber ABC News Retrieved October 15 2011 Bombing suspect says Pakistani mullahs brainwashed him Pajhwok Afghan News July 28 2011 Retrieved 2011 09 23 Haqqani network threatens attacks on judges Pajhwok Afghan News June 15 2011 Retrieved 2011 09 23 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