Caritas Pakistan has alerted its diocesan units bordering neighboring Afghanistan to help refugees fleeing the Taliban’s takeover of the country, reported ucanews.com.
Thousands of Afghans have entered Pakistan via the Chaman border crossing, one of the most active trade and travel routes between the countries, according to media reports.
However, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad claimed Aug 18 there were no refugees entering the country, nor has Pakistan made preparation for Afghans seeking refuge.
Amjad Gulzar, executive director of Caritas Pakistan, told ucanews.com more than 200 families have already arrived in urban areas of Quetta.
Caritas Pakistan staffers in Quetta and Islamabad-Rawalpindi “have positioned themselves so that we can respond to the emerging humanitarian crisis,” he said.