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Pakistan orders Afghan asylum seekers to leave the country by November

Pakistan has ordered all unauthorised Afghan asylum seekers - an estimated 1.7 million people - to leave the country by November.
 
A spike in attacks along the border of the two countries which Islamabad blames on Afghanistan-based operatives, has escalated tensions this year.
 
It has also fuelled resentment in Islamabad, which Tuesday announced a crackdown on illegal migrants.
 
The Taliban government urged Pakistan to rethink its unacceptable move.
 
Afghanistan's rulers have repeatedly denied providing refuge for militants who target Pakistan.
 
Last week, a blast at a mosque in Mastung city, near the border with Afghanistan killed at least 50 people during a religious celebration.


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