UNHCR: Iran deported over 492,000 Afghans this year
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Over 581,000 Afghans Return from Iran in 2026 as Deportation Drive Continues
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – More than 581,000 Afghan nationals have returned to Afghanistan from Iran so far in 2026, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said, amid an ongoing crackdown on Afghan migrants. In a report published on Thursday, UNHCR said 581,600 Afghans crossed back from Iran between January 1 and October 3. Of these, 492,300, or 85%, were forcibly deported. The figures follow a larger wave in 2025, when more than 1.9 million people returned …
The United Nations reported that Iran has repatriated thousands of Afghans this year.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says that 581,600 Afghan citizens have returned to the country from Iran this year. The agency said in a report published yesterday (Thursday, October 16) that of these, 492,300 have been deported by Iran, 85 percent […] The post UN: More than 581,000 refugees have returned to Afghanistan from Iran this year appeared first on Daily News.
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