The United States is getting ready to deport dozens of Afghans on a charter flight to Pakistan, the first flight of its kind. A senior Trump administration official confirmed the plan to NBC News, and rights groups say the plane could leave as early as Monday, US time. As of Saturday in the US, there was no report that it had left.

Alexandria International Airport in Louisiana, a 2021 file photo. Reports say the charter will leave from Alexandria. Photo: Greyfiveys / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, modified