Pakistan is planning to cancel refugee status for all Afghans living within its borders by the end of 2012.<br /><br />As the war rages on in Afghanistan, the decision will leave one of the world's largest refugee populations with nowhere to go following the December deadline.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Jennifer Glasse speaks to Dan Tyler of the Norwegian refugee council about the the logistical challenges a large-scale return of nearly three million refugees will place on both sides of the border.<br /><br />In particular, Tyler says the undocumented Afghans currently living in Pakistan, estimated to number up to one million, will face especially grueling challenges once they are forced to return to Afghanistan.<br /><br />Tyler, speaking to Al Jazeera from Kabul, says many of those forced to repatriate in the Central Asian nation will become "de-facto internally displaced people upon arrival in Afghanistan".
