Iran’s Mass Deportations Are Fueling Regional Instability

Iran’s Mass Deportations Are Fueling Regional Instability

Refugees returning to Afghanistan face economic hardship and uncertain futures.

Returns from Iran drop sharply, but deportations continue

The number of Afghan nationals deported from Iran has dropped by more than half in recent weeks, according to figures from a Taliban commission that monitors migration. Earlier this month, Taliban’s refugees ministry said as many as 30,000 people a day were being forced back across the border. By this week, the highest daily total had fallen to about 13,000, with some days registering fewer than 7,000 returnees. Despite the decline, thousands st…