As the deportations continue, more than 3,200 individuals returned to the country from Pakistan on Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Taliban’s commission for refugees said.
The commission said 3,210 individuals were deported from Pakistan on Tuesday. An additional 114 individuals were expelled from Iran on the same day, with most returns carried out forcibly, the commission said.
The returnees entered Afghanistan through the Torkham, Spin Boldak, Pul-e-Abresham and Islam Qala border crossings, according to the commission.
The latest deportations follow the return of 1,210 migrants from Pakistan the previous day, through a mix of forced and voluntary returns.
The United Nations has previously said that more than 2.6 million people, mainly from Iran and Pakistan, returned to Afghanistan in 2025, warning that the influx is placing heavy pressure on the country’s already stretched services and fragile economy.
Pakistan has also stepped up arrests of Afghan migrants in recent weeks. Some returnees have told local media they faced mistreatment by Pakistani police.
International aid agencies have repeatedly warned that many returnees arrive with little support and face difficult conditions, saying weak infrastructure and limited services increase the risks of poverty, renewed displacement and a deepening humanitarian crisis.
