6.3.5

Case Study: Afghanistan to Pakistan

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Forced Migration Case Study: Afghanistan to Pakistan

There are currently 1.6 million Afghans in Pakistan. There were an estimated 6 million Afghans in Pakistan during the war with the USA (to depose the Taliban).

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Forced migration

  • Forced migration is where a migrant moves away from their area because they are at risk.
  • The life they get by leaving may not make them richer, but it will make them safer.
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Reasons to migrate

  • Political issues, unrest and war.
  • Poverty.
  • High fertility rate.
  • Gender inequality (for example, the male literacy rate is 44% and the female literacy rate is 12%).
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Reasons to migrate

  • The rise and fall of the terrorist organisation called the Taliban.
  • The religious persecution of Shi’ia Muslims (10% of the population) by Sunni Muslims (88%).
  • Tribal tensions in different areas of the country.

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