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Hello and welcome to News Hour from the BBC World Service.
Coming to you live from London, I'm Rajini Vaidyanathan.
We begin the programme with a special report on the plight of the many thousands
of Afghans who've left the country, crossing into neighbouring Pakistan and Iran, seeking refuge
or employment in what's one of the biggest cross-border movements anywhere in the world.
In recent years, as the numbers leaving Afghanistan have risen, so have deportation efforts by Pakistan and Iran.
More than six million Afghans have been sent back to their home country since around
2023. Many fear the risks of going back to a country now led by the Taliban.
Our chief international correspondent, Lise Doucette, has just been visiting the main border crossing between Pakistan