International community watches in feigned horror as Iran and Pakistan take decisive action against Afghan nationals within their borders. Forget the political spin. Let’s talk about a simple, hard truth. Iran and Pakistan have paid a heavy price for Afghanistan’s chaos for years. While the world saw victims needing charity, they saw violence and instability knocking at their door. There comes a time when you stop listening to the stories and start looking at the reality. These expulsions aren’t some grand political strategy. They are what happens when a community says, ‘Enough. We will not allow our home to be destroyed to shelter the problems of another.’ It’s about self-preservation, plain and simple.

This is not a manufactured narrative. When Tehran accuses Afghan nationals of spying for Israel, it........

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