UN: Over 4 million Afghan migrants returned from Iran and Pakistan in two years
At the Islam Qala border crossing in western Afghanistan, thousands of Afghans continue to return daily from Iran.
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Afghanistan faces deepening humanitarian crisis as returns exceed 2 million, UN says
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees said the sudden influx is straining the country’s already limited support systems.
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Afghan Adjustment Act reintroduced in Congress for third time
The bill would also extend the SIV program for Afghans and expand eligibility for US relocation to include those with.
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Bodies of Afghan couple found in basement of Tehran shop
The discovery followed a call to the emergency police hotline, whereupon a forensic team was dispatched to the scene, local.
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Iranian cultural council chief urges restraint in treatment of Afghan migrants
“The way migrants are being treated today is not the stance of the system,” he said.
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Iran deports more than 6,000 Afghan migrants in single day
The migrants were expelled through the Islam Qala and Pul-e Abrisham border crossings in Herat and Nimroz provinces.
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Iran deports 3,467 Afghan migrants in one day
Pakistan also expelled or facilitated the return of 475 Afghans during the same 24-hour period.
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Iran delegates decisions on Afghan deportations to eastern provinces
Mozaffari urged that activities of Iran’s National Migration Organization be concentrated in the eastern provinces.
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Migrants say lack of jobs could force them to leave again
“We are waiting for visas so we can return to Iran,” said Ghulam Hazrat, one of the returnees.
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Returns from Iran drop sharply, but deportations continue
Earlier this month, Taliban’s refugees ministry said as many as 30,000 people a day were being forced back across the.