On July 21, while addressing her party’s ‘Martyrs Day’ rally in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee had said that West Bengal will surely keep its door open for ‘helpless people’ who have been affected by violence in Bangladesh and offer them shelter.
Hundreds and thousands of Afghans who fled Talibani rule in Afghanistan to neighbouring Pakistan are forced to return as Islamabad begins crackdown against what it calls 'illegal refugees'.
Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation on Tuesday said that Pakistan has deported some 531 Afghan refugees, including women and children, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.