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Thousands of Afghans are stranded at the border with Pakistan, after a Pakistani government deadline for them to leave sparked a mass exodus. Islamabad has given 1.7 million Afghans it says are living illegally in the country until November 1 to leave voluntarily or be forcibly removed. IMAGES
Hundreds of Afghans cross the border in Torkham after fleeing Pakistan, as a government deadline for them to leave sparked a mass exodus. IMAGES
Thousands of undocumented Afghans arrive voluntarily at a holding centre in Landi Kotal, in response to a Pakistani government deadline for them to leave the country. IMAGES
Thousands of supporters wait for the arrival of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at a welcoming rally at a park in Lahore. The three-time Pakistani prime minister is set to return home on Saturday after four years of self-imposed exile, primed to make a political comeback ahead of elections. IMAGES
Crowds of desperate Afghans wait outside Kabul airport in the hope of leaving the country following the Taliban's takeover of Kabul. According to an intelligence document for the UN, the insurgents are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families, deepening fears Afghanistan's new rulers are reneging on pledges of tolerance. IMAGES
The White House says it is "outraged" at the order by Pakistan's Supreme Court to release the British-born militant convicted of masterminding the 2002 murder by jihadists of US journalist Daniel Pearl. SOUNDBITE
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