Iran and Pakistan deport more than 6,000 Afghan migrants in a single day
The data showed that 4,591 Afghans were deported from Pakistan and 1,691 from Iran in one day.
The data showed that 4,591 Afghans were deported from Pakistan and 1,691 from Iran in one day.
On International Migrants Day, António Guterres urges governments to ensure safe and dignified migration amid mounting global displacement.
Amnesty said Afghanistan faces a “deepening humanitarian crisis” and warned of a “real risk of serious harm” to returnees.
Alongside Afghanistan, the countries subject to full travel restrictions are Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, among others.
Iranian officials say that around 1.6 million undocumented Afghans had been expelled since the launch of a campaign targeting unauthorised.
The largest flow from Pakistan was through Torkham, where 533 families, or 2,934 people, were registered, the commission said.
“We’ve identified 2,000 of that group of 88,000 who have ties to terrorist organisations,” Kent said.
From Pakistan, 643 families — about 3,400 people — crossed into Kandahar province via Spin Boldak.
“They will be informed in the coming days that there is no longer any political interest in their admission,” the.
Pakistan expelled 2,951 migrants a day earlier, most of them under coercion, according to the commission.