As hundreds of Afghan citizens are getting deported from Iran daily, Khalil al-Rahman Haqqani, the acting minister of Returnees and Refugees, has urged Tehran to stop the forced deportation of Afghans.
Several Afghan returnees from Iran and Pakistan have highlighted major challenges, including the lack of shelter, access to basic services, and employment.
Restrictions on Afghan migrants in Iran, one of the largest host countries for Afghan citizens, are increasingly creating serious challenges for these individuals with children being the hardest hit.
According to the organization’s statistics, 50% of the returnees left Iran voluntarily, while 43% were forcibly detained and expelled by Iranian police.
Iran’s military has built a wall along more than 10 kilometers of its eastern border with Afghanistan, the main entry point for immigrants, media reports suggest.
KABUL (SW) – A number of Afghan migrants in Iran say that with the rise in anti-migrant sentiment in the country, both documented and undocumented migrants are being expelled.
KABUL (SW) – Iranian authorities in the Sistan and Baluchestan province and the Chabahar district have announced a ban on all rental agreements for residential and commercial properties with foreign nationals as part of a broader set of restrictions impacting Afghan migrants in Iran.
MONITORING (SW) – Germany has deported 28 Afghan nationals charged with criminal acts, in the first such move since the Islamic Emirate returned to power
KABUL (SW) – Pakistani media, citing government officials, have reported that from July 21, to August 17, 2024, Pakistan expelled 32,200 Afghan citizens.
KABUL (SW) – A number of Afghan returnees from Iran have shared with Salam Watandar the grim tales of persecution they faced over there during their stay as migrants.
KABUL/TEHRAN (SW) – The viral video of an Iranian security official sitting forcefully on the neck of an Afghan migrant has brought to spotlight the abusive treatment many such migrants face in Iran.
KABUL/TEHRAN (SW) – In recent months, Afghan migrants in Iran have been facing a deepening crisis as government pressures escalate. As tensions rise and policies
