Pakistan has been hosting more than 3 million Afghan refugees who fled their country to escape the Soviet-Afghan war which started in 1979.
Now the third generation of Afghan refugees is living in Pakistan’s refugee camps. Pakistan suffered numerous terror attacks due to Anti Pakistan elements within the 3 million Afghan refugees.
In addition to the 3 million Afghan refugees, 300,000 more Afghan refugees entered Pakistan following the US withdrawal. To prevent further instability, the government has Pakistan decided to send over 3 million Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan.