Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie expressed her criticism of Pakistan’sswift repatriation of Afghan refugees considered to be residing in thecountry illegally. In a Monday Instagram post, Jolie acknowledgedPakistan’s historical support for Afghan refugee families but expressedsadness over the abrupt pushback.
She highlighted the challenging realities faced by refugees trying tosurvive in contemporary Afghanistan, where women are once again deprived ofrights and education, facing imprisonment, and amidst a deepeninghumanitarian crisis. Jolie characterized this move as indicative of abroader global regression in human rights.
Furthermore, she contextualized the situation as a new tragedy in theextensive history of suffering endured by the Afghan people. Over the pastfour decades, they have grappled with continuous war, conflict, anddisplacement.
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Jolie emphasized the perceived abandonment of the Afghan people by theinternational community, reflecting on unfulfilled promises of a brighterfuture.