Tag: border crossing

TORKHAM: Khalida's young son fell ill while they were on the road to Afghanistan, racing to leave Pakistan under threat of deportation. But while they reached their home country before a November 1 deadline set by Islamabad, they could barely get enough food or water to keep up the boy's strength, let alone the proper medication. "We don't have anything to feed him, we got some vegetables yesterday and today so far he has only had a cup of green tea.There is no milk," said the 25-year-old, holding...