As thousands flee Afghanistan, some Afghan refugees in Pakistan want to go back

Record ID: 1911878

  • Title: As thousands flee Afghanistan, some Afghan refugees in Pakistan want to go back
  • Date: 8th September 2021
  • Summary: As thousands flee Afghanistan, some Afghan refugees in Pakistan want to go back SHOTLIST ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (SEPTEMBER 8, 2021) (AAVN – ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE SHOT OF BASTI REFUGEE CAMP WITH ADOBE HOUSES 2. CHILDREN IN NARROW STREET AMONG ADOBE HOUSES (2 SHOTS) 3. CHILDREN IN FRONT OF SMALL SHOP 4. VARIOUS OF BOY PUMPING WATER FROM WELL, CHILDREN WASHING THEIR FACES AND HANDS 5. BOY GIVING ICE BAR TO THE OTHER BOY 6. STREET VENDOR SHAVING ICE BART, MAKING ICE DRINK FOR CHILDREN 7. CHILDREN AROUND STREET VENDOR 8. CHILDREN IN TRASH-COVERED STREET AMONG ADOBE HOUSES (2 SHOTS 9. SOUNDBITE (Dari) AFGHAN REFUGEE NIMETULLAH SAYING: “I was born and raised in Pakistan and studied here. We live in the refugee camp (Afghan Basti camp) that Pakistan gave us.” 10. CLOSE-UP OF STREET VENDOR TAKING COLORFUL CANDIES FROM ICE IN LARGE PLASTIC CAN 11. SOUNDBITE (Dari) AFGHAN REFUGEE NIMETULLAH SAYING: “The Taliban are very good. Their government is very good.” 12. CHILDREN 13. SOUNDBITE (Dari) AFGHAN REFUGEE NIMETULLAH SAYING: “We are absolutely delighted that the Taliban took control of the government. When there is peace and tranquility, we will go to our country." 14. BOYS, ONE SWINGING 15. SOUNDBITE (Dari) AFGHAN REFUGEE SAYYID VELI SAYING: “We are very happy. The Mujahideen government (Taliban) has returned. They will rule according to Islamic Sharia (Islamic law). Our property, life, and honor are safe now. Because when America was in Afghanistan Muslims did not have dignity and honor. I hope our country will find peace. There will be peace, and we will go back." 16. CHILDREN WALKING ON TRASH-COVERED STREET 17. SOUNDBITE (Dari) AFGHAN REFUGEEHAFIZ AHMED SHAH SAYING: “There are about 6-7 mosques here (in the camp). About 7 people went to Afghanistan from this mosque (after the Taliban takeover). 8-10 people from other mosques went back as well. The country has been pout under and order after the Taliban’s return." 18. WIDE SHOT OF REFUGEE CAMP WITH ADOBE HOUSES AAVN SCRIPT: After the Taliban’s rapid take over thousands of Afghans fled the country with chaotic scenes emerged from the Kabul airport. But some Afghan refugees living in Pakistan want to return to their homeland, saying the Taliban will bring stability to the war-torn nation. A number of the Afghans who are also supporters of the Taliban, lived in the Basti Camp established outside the Pakistani capital city of Islamabad right after the Soviet invasion in 1979, returned to their countries after the Taliban took over Kabul. Some refugees, who are living in the refugee camp, say that they will return to Afghanistan if stability is achieved. Nimetullah, who was born and raised in the Afghan Basti Camp and makes a living by selling phone accessories, told Anadolu Agency Video News (AAVN) that they closely follow the developments in Afghanistan. Claiming that there were injustices during the former Afghan administrations, “We are absolutely delighted that the Taliban took control of the government. When there is peace and tranquility, we will go to our country,” added Nimetullah. Sayyid Veli, who works as a tailor in the camp and has been in Pakistan for three years, said that they did not want to return to their country before the Taliban because they did not have the security of life and property. “We are very happy. The Mujahideen government (Taliban) has returned. They will rule according to Islamic Sharia (Islamic law). Our property, life, and honor are safe now. Because when America was in Afghanistan Muslims did not have dignity and honor,” he said, adding that he hopes peace in his country. Hafiz Ahmed Shah, who teaches in the refugee camp, stated that there are seven neighborhoods in the camp and that 8-10 people from each neighborhood returned to Afghanistan. “The country has been put under and order after the Taliban’s return," said Ahmed Shah, adding that he will go back to his homeland. As of the end of 2019, there were more than 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan, according to data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). But The Pakistani government says the number, including unregistered refugees, is around 4 million. While 69 percent of Afghan refugees live in cities and suburbs, the rest live in 54 refugee camps set up for them. The Taliban seized control of most of Afghanistan in lightning advances, including the Aug. 15 capture of Kabul, with top government officials fleeing.
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