Afghan government on Monday deported 12 Pakistanis and handed them over to Pakistani authorities at Torkham border. The deportees belong to settled areas of NWFP. They were arrested on allegations of carrying illegal travel documents like visas and passports. The deportees told border officials that they had gone to Afghanistan in search of work.
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The Afghan government has been deporting a number of Pakistanis for travelling without legal travel documents daily. On the other hand, Abdul Manan Afghan Shinwari, believed to be the main source for illegal trafficking of Pakistanis to Afghanistan, has also been arrested.