Afghans Show Solidarity as Migrant Returns From Iran Surge

Afghans show solidarity as migrant returns from Iran surge

At the border with Iran, Fatima Rezaei distributes food and hygiene products to Afghans forced to return, unable to passively stand by as the deportation crisis grows.

Iran says it hosts six million Afghan nationals

Iskandar Momeni, Iran’s interior minister, said on Tuesday that about six million Afghans are currently living in the country, with nearly two million lacking legal status, and warned that those without proper documents must leave. Momeni told Iranian media recently that Tehran has already expelled close to one million Afghans since the start of the year. He claimed that about 70 percent of those departures were “voluntary and conducted with dig…

Iran, Afghanistan Discuss Refugee Returns and Water Dispute in High-Level Talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi held a phone conversation on Sunday, focusing on the return of Afghan nationals, border security, and consular coordination. According to Iranian authorities, from March 21 to June 27, over 717,658 Afghans have returned to their homeland, with more than 80% departing voluntarily. Nader Yar-Ahmadi, head of ... Read More The post Iran, Afgha…

Iran Deported Nearly One Million Undocumented Afghan Migrants, Says Interior Minister – KabulNow

Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni has announced that nearly one million Afghan migrants have been deported from Iran, out of an estimated two million undocumented Afghans currently residing in the country. The post Iran Deported Nearly One Million Undocumented Afghan Migrants, Says Interior Minister appeared first on KabulNow.