As the deportation of Afghan migrants continues, Iran expelled 4,847 individuals on Wednesday, August 13, the Taliban-run Commission for Refugees said Thursday.
The figures are similar to the number of migrants deported over the past week.
The commission said the migrants returned through the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province and the Pul-e Abrisham crossing in Nimroz province on Wednesday.
At the same time, Pakistan expelled 1,908 Afghans — both forcibly and voluntarily — through the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings, according to the commission.
Officials from the Taliban-run Ministry of Refugees said during the ministry’s annual reporting meeting in Kabul that 1.8 million Afghans have been expelled from Iran in the past three months alone.
Meanwhile, the UN refugee agency in Afghanistan recently reported that between Sept. 15, 2023, and June 30, 2024, nearly 1.2 million Afghans returned from Pakistan.
Despite international concern, both Iran and Pakistan have intensified expulsions. Some returnees have reported facing “beatings, confiscation of property, inhumane treatment and humiliation” during forced deportations.
