Nearly half a million Afghans forced out of Iran since June, UN agency says
- Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since June 1, according to the United Nations' migration agency.
- Tehran ordered undocumented Afghan migrants to leave by July 6, impacting over four million individuals.
- The influx of returning Afghans poses risks of destabilization, as warned by the UN.
- The UN refugee agency reported that 1.2 million Afghans have been forced back from Iran and Pakistan this year.
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Nearly 450,000 Afghans returned from Iran this summer: UN
Nearly 450,000 Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, the United Nations’ migration agency said on Monday, after Tehran ordered those without documentation to leave by July 6. From June 1 to July 5, 449,218 Afghans returned from Iran, a spokesperson for the International Organisation for Migration said, adding that the total for the year so far was 906,326. Tens of thousands of Afghans streamed over the border from Iran in the …
At the end of May, Tehran had given "until 6 July" to the "4 million illegal Afghans" to leave its territory.


Hundreds Of Thousands Of Afghans Forced To Leave Iran Amid Crackdown, UN Says
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have left Iran over the past weeks since Tehran gave more than four million undocumented Afghan migrants until July 6 to leave the country, the United Nations said, raising alarm over a dire shortage of funding to assist the returnees.
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