Afghan refugees' problems in Pakistan compounded by fear of deportation

Afghan women and children refugees deported from Pakistan wait in a nutrition ward at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2024. FILE - Afghan women and children refugees deported from Pakistan are pictured at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Jan. 9, 2024.

Every morning, Zakira prepares Afghan dumplings known as mantu and waits for her sons Arsalan, 12, and Alyan, 10, to return from school when they take the mantu to the nearby streets to sell.