Afghanistan: Forced returns to Taliban rule must end as latest figures reveal millions unlawfully deported in 2025

Rights group calls on world leaders to halt forced returns of refugees to Afghanistan

Amnesty International called on world leaders on Tuesday to immediately end the forced returns of refugees and asylum seekers to Afghanistan due to serious human rights concerns, urging them to abide by their obligations under international human rights law. The organization noted that millions of Afghan refugees have been unlawfully deported in 2025 from several countries, including Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, and Germany. This wave of forced depor…

Afghanistan: Forced returns to Taliban rule must end as latest figures reveal millions unlawfully deported in 2025

All forced returns of refugees and asylum seekers to Afghanistan must immediately end, Amnesty International said, as the latest UN figures revealed that Iran and Pakistan alone have unlawfully expelled more than 2.6 million people to the country this year. About 60% of those returned are women and children. Thousands of others have been deported from Turkey and Tajikistan.     The figures come as the Taliban intensify their attacks on human rig…