‘Thrown Out Like Trash’; Afghans Return to Land They Hardly Know

'Thrown Out Like Trash'; Afghans Return to Land they Hardly Know

Ghulam Ali begins his days in pain, his muscles aching from hauling grain on a rickety cart through the streets of Kabul, homesick for the country he called home for nearly four decades. Ali is among more than 1.2 million Afghans deported from neighboring Iran since March 2024, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), after Tehran pledged mass deportations to counter mounting local discontent over refugees. Thousands have…

'Thrown out like trash': Afghans return to land they hardly know

Afghan Deportation Crisis: Over 1.2M Afghans expelled from Iran face harsh realities in a homeland they barely know, struggling with economic collapse and Taliban rule.

‘Thrown out like trash’; Afghans return to land they hardly know

ISLAMABAD: Ghulam Ali begins his days in pain, his muscles aching from hauling grain on a rickety cart through the streets of Kabul, homesick for the country he called home for nearly four decades. Ali is among more than 1.2 million Afghans deported from neighboring Iran since March 2024, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), after Tehran pledged

Nearly 1,500 Afghan Families Return from Pakistan and Iran

KABUL(BNA): A total of 1,469 Afghan families returned home from Pakistan and Iran on Sunday, according to the High Commission for Refugee Affairs. The Commission’s Secretariat reported that on June 22, 66 families entered Afghanistan via the Torkham border, with 319 individuals registered and processed through biometric verification. Financial assistance totaling 560,000 Afghanis was distributed among 70 families at Torkham. Additionally, 44 fam…

Over 5,500 migrant families return from Iran and Pakistan in one week

As the deportations by Iran and Pakistan continue, more than 5,500 migrant families have returned to the country over the past week, according to figures compiled by Amu from Taliban statements. From June 18 to June 24, at least 5,553 families were returned to Afghanistan, including 4,853 from Iran and 700 from Pakistan. The deportations were carried out through both voluntary returns and forced removals, the data show. Of those expelled from Pa…