US EditionInflux of Afghan Returnees Fuels Kabul Housing Crisis
AFGHANISTAN, AUG 7 – Nearly 700,000 Afghans were deported from Iran since June amid espionage accusations, overwhelming aid efforts and complicating resettlement under Taliban rule, UNHCR reported.
- On August 7, 2025, Habiba, Afghan master's student, arrived at the Islam Qala border post after being deported from Iran with only her laptop and documents.
- Aid agencies say Iran expelled a large number of Afghans amid disputes over espionage allegations, with UNHCR estimating deportations increased recently, according to aid groups.
- Aid workers at Islam Qala reported returnees arriving after days without food or water, and Rahim Uzbek, a 59-year-old security guard, was deported alone to a mosque near Islam Qala.
- With the influx of returnees, Kabul property dealers told AFP that rental prices have surged, and Hamed Hassani called for government intervention as landlords doubled rents.
- 26 Afghans recently returned from Iran, many describing a country that now feels unlivable, amid ongoing humanitarian challenges, Reuters reports.
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Influx of Afghan returnees from Pakistan, Iran fuel Kabul housing
KABUL: Weeks after he was forced to return from Iran, Mohammad Mohsen Zaryab was still searching for somewhere to live in Kabul, where rental prices have soared along with an influx of Afghans expelled from neighboring countries. More than 2.1 million Afghans have returned from Pakistan and Iran so far this year, according to the United Nations refugee agency. They join
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Influx of Afghan returnees fuels Kabul housing crisis
Weeks after he was forced to return from Iran, Mohammad Mohsen Zaryab was still searching for somewhere to live in Kabul, where rental prices have soared along with an influx of Afghans expelled from neighbouring countries.
Afghan's deported from Iran struggle to start over
Afghan nationals deported from Iran wait to board a bus upon their arrival at the Islam Qala border crossing. Photo: Reuters Habiba, an Afghan woman who fled Taliban rule to pursue a master's degree in engineering in Iran, was deported in July just before she was about to complete her studies.
Colorado Springs Gazette
Returned and reeling: Afghans expelled from Iran struggle to start over
ISLAM QALA, Afghanistan, August 7 (Reuters) -Habiba, an Afghan woman who fled Taliban rule to pursue a master's degree in engineering in Iran, was deported in July just before she was about to complete her studies.
As the border countries expel Afghan refugees to their country of origin, it is becoming increasingly difficult to live in Kabul. Especially for people who have been exiled by giving up their lives
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