Pakistan Weary Of Hosting Millions Of Afghan Refugees

By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times
Mon, 09/10/2012 - 12:42am

Afghans who fled the Soviet invasion and, later, Taliban rule will lose their refugee status in Pakistan at year's end, making them vulnerable to deportation.KHAZANA, Pakistan — Awal Gul knows that home is just a two-hour drive over the jagged ridgeline that separates Pakistan from Afghanistan. But he hasn't been there in more than 30 years, since Soviet tanks rolled into Kabul.

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