Iranian embassy reacts to viral videos of Afghan refugees abuse

KABUL (SW) – The Iranian embassy in Kabul issued a statement on its Twitter account on Sunday saying that “a conspiracy” was underway to spoil its relations with Afghanistan.

The statement said that videos of the harassment of Afghan refugees by Iranians on social media were planned to damage relations between the two countries.

Viral videos of harassment and persecution of Afghan refugees in Iran have sparked outrage and anger.

The reports of ill-treatment, beatings, and torture of Afghan refugees in Iran have provoked strong criticism and reactions. A number of citizens on social media have denounced the inhumane treatment of Afghan migrants in Iran. According to them, the beating and torture of Afghan refugees in a country with a common culture and language is not new, and Afghan refugees have been suffering from the cruel actions of Iranian border guards for years.”

Officials from the Ministry of Refugees and Returnees of the Islamic Emirate consider Iran’s treatment of Afghan refugees to be against international law and emphasized that efforts are ongoing to improve the living conditions of the refugees.

“There is no doubt about this,” Abdulmutallab Haqqani, spokesman for the Ministry of Immigration and Repatriation of the Islamic Emirate, told Salam Watandar. “Videos posted on social media are very painful as the Afghans are treated in violation of national and international law. “We are trying to resolve the problems through diplomatic means.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has also said that it has summoned a number of Iranian officials in Kabul in connection with the mistreatment of the Afghan migrants by Iranian border guards.

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