Iran says about 5 million Afghans living in country as deportations rise
Iranian officials say that around 1.6 million undocumented Afghans had been expelled since the launch of a campaign targeting unauthorised.
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.
Trump said he objected to taking immigrants from “hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries.”
He said three cars and eight motorcycles were also confiscated during the operations.
The commission said another 381 migrants were returned from Iran, both forcibly and voluntarily.
Pakistani authorities have also tightened operations in major cities, including Islamabad.