Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. representative, strongly criticized the growing wave of anti-Afghan sentiment in Iran, which is justified under the pretext of security threats posed by migrants. Kabul 24: He rejected baseless accusations against Afghan migrants, emphasizing that they have no access to sensitive information, such as the locations of.
Mohammad Hashem Maiwandwal, the head of the Omari camp in Torkham township, has announced that comprehensive preparations have been made to accommodate Afghan migrants forcibly deported from Pakistan. Kabul 24: Authorities at the camp, located near the Torkham border crossing, are ready to provide essential services to returnees, including the.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported that 5,000 unaccompanied Afghan children have been forcibly deported from Iran through the Islam Qala border in the past month. Kabul 24: These children, returned to Afghanistan without guardians, face dire circumstances with little to no support. Tajuddin Oyewale, UNICEF’s head in.
Abdul Salam Hanafi, Deputy Administrative Prime Minister, during a visit to the Islam Qala border in Herat, urged the Iranian government to treat Afghan migrants with Islamic and humane conduct. Kabul 24: This request comes amid a sharp increase in the mass deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran, coupled with.
A delegation from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, led by senior officials and accompanied by Hafiz Mirza Mohammad “Abu Mansour,” head of the Herat Labor and Social Affairs Department, conducted an official visit to the Islam Qala border. Kabul 24: The purpose of this visit was to support.
Arafat Jamal, head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Afghanistan, emphasized the urgent need to halt the forced deportation of Afghan migrants from neighboring countries, particularly Iran and Pakistan. Kabul 24: Jamal called for the return of migrants to be conducted in a voluntary, controlled, and.
On Sunday, June 29, 2025, a modern township spanning 6,000 acres was inaugurated in Herat province, Afghanistan, to address the needs of returning migrants. Kabul 24: The ceremony was graced by Mawlavi Abdul Salam Hanafi, Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs and head of the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’.
Over the past two years, more than two million Afghan migrants have been forcibly returned to Afghanistan due to increasing pressures in neighboring countries, particularly Iran and Pakistan. Kabul 24: This mass repatriation has raised significant concerns about Afghanistan’s capacity to address the needs of these returnees, many of whom.
Iranian authorities have announced that 10% of Afghan immigrants are studying in this country. Kabul 24: Nader Yar Ahmadi; The head of the Center for the Affairs of Foreign Nationals and Immigrants of Iran said on Wednesday, 30 Aqrab that at least 10% of the population of Afghan nationals in.
The Ministry of Migrants and Returnees has announced the deportation of hundreds of Afghan refugees from Türkiye. Kabul 24: The Ministry of Migrants and Returnees published a statement on Sunday, 20 Aqrab, announcing that at least 325 Afghan citizens have been deported from Türkiye. In the statement of the Ministry.
Police officials in the capital of Iran have said that they arrested an illegal and armed Afghan immigrant due to aerial shooting in one of Tehran’s areas and escaping from the area. Kabul 24: Iran’s Mehr news agency, according to Akbar Mousavi; The deputy of the Tehran Police Security Organization.
A recent shooting in Kalagan, Saravan city, has reportedly left dozens of Afghan migrants dead. Eyewitness accounts indicate that out of approximately 300 individuals attempting to cross into Iran illegally, only about 50 survived the ambush by Iranian border guards, who used both light and heavy weaponry during the attack12..
