Over 1,000 Afghan Families Forced to Return Due to Increased Pressure From Iran and Pakistan - Khaama Press

Crossing into Iran seen as an escape route from Taliban rule, refugee study says

A new report from the Refugee Studies Center says that the informal land border crossings into Iran have become a critical — if perilous — escape route for Afghan migrants fleeing Taliban rule and seeking economic opportunity, often with the aim of continuing on to Turkey or Europe. According to the center’s May report, approximately one million Afghans have crossed into Iran through unofficial routes since the Taliban’s return to power in Augus…

Iran, Pakistan Return Over 1,000 Afghan Families in One Day as Crackdown Continues

More than 1,000 Afghan families were sent back from Iran and Pakistan on Tuesday, as both countries continue to intensify their crackdown on Afghan refugees, according to the Taliban-run Bakhtar News Agency. The post Iran, Pakistan Return Over 1,000 Afghan Families in One Day as Crackdown Continues appeared first on KabulNow.

Over 1,000 Afghan families forced to return due to increased pressure from Iran and Pakistan - Khaama Press

Over 1,000 Afghan families were forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan amid rising pressure. Following increasing pressure on Afghan migrants in neighboring countries, officials from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations have reported the return of more than 1,000 Afghan families from Iran and Pakistan. According to the statement, within the past 24 hours, Saturday, May 27, a total of 1,066 Afghan families have returned to Afgha…

The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported that 1,066 families returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran yesterday alone. According to the report, 165 families returned to the country via Torkham in Nangarhar, 133 families via Spin Boldak in Kandahar, 228 families via Pul-e-Abrisham in Nimroz, three families via Angor-e-Ade in Paktika, and 537 families via Islam Qala in Herat. Bakhtar wrote that these families received assistance f…