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Karzai urges UN to protect Afghan refugees’ rights in Pakistan

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Kabul April 1, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Kabul April 1, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS)

KABUL (Pajhwok): Former president Hamid Karzai has expressed sorrow and concern over the detention of hundreds of Afghan refugees including women and children in Pakistan’s Sindh province.

A statement issued from the former president’s office said Karzai asked Pakistan to treat Afghan refugees according to internationally recognized standards and human rights.

The statement said Pakistani authorities had arrested around 1,100 Afghan refugees, including women and children in Sindh province.

Karzai asked Pakistan to exhibit good neighborliness to the Afghan refugees and treat them as per international standards and respect their human rights.

He also asked the United . . .

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