In a new expulsion campaign, Pakistan is forcing many Afghans out of the country

Afghan families ride on a truck heading to a border crossing in Torkham, Pakistan, Tuesday, before the expiration of a Pakistani deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. Pakistan's crackdown has worried thousands of Afghans in the country awaiting relocation to the United States under a special refugee program since fleeing the Taliban takeover.

Human Right Watch on Tuesday accused Pakistan of resorting to"threats, abuse, and detention to coerce Afghan asylum seekers without legal status" to return to Afghanistan. The New York-based watchdog appealed for authorities to drop the deadline and work with the U.N. refugee agency to register those without papers., the campaign comes amid strained relations between Pakistan and the Taliban rulers next door.

"I am going back with good memories," he told The Associated Press, adding he planned to head to the Torkham border crossing later Tuesday and that he'd asked the Taliban government for help to start a new life. Sayed Ahmad Banwari, the deputy provincial governor, told state TV that local authorities are working hard to establish temporary camps.

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