The Daily Hustle is our series of first-person accounts by one Afghan about one aspect of their daily life. On our website, you can find stories such as the girl who was so appalled by madrasa education, she persuaded her family to set one up for girls, the labourer and his wife taking in a poor widow and her family and the girl who goes on a picnic. Today, we hear from a woman who, though born and raised in Pakistan, was forced to leave. As part of the wave of mass deportations and expulsions, she suddenly found herself in Afghanistan – a country she had never lived in, but was now expected to call home. Roxanna Shapour reads her account of this traumatic move and her struggles to settle in Afghanistan, including how she could prove her identity.
Afghan refugees arrive from Pakistan in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province. Photo: Sanaullah Seiam/AFP, 3 December 2023
Duration: 10 minutes
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This article was last updated on 11 Nov 2025
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Afghanistan
Taliban
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