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The Hazara ethnic minority fear returning to life under the Taliban - many are hiding in Pakistan.

16 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, Police have been searching for undocumented Afghan nationals across PakistanBy Caroline DaviesPakistan correspondentIn the shaky mobile phone footage, women's voices can be heard panicking. The camera moves in and out of focus, positioned through a crack in a door frame.

Across the yard, Pakistani police are outside a property, looking for undocumented foreigners. The officers flip through papers as several men sit expectantly inside.

Then the video cuts out.

Across Pakistan, unannounced arrivals of police are becoming increasingly common in a crackdown on hundreds of thousands of foreigners who do not have the right documents to stay.

The vast majority affected are Afghans, who now face the threat of deportation.