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.
“The way migrants are being treated today is not the stance of the system,” he said.
The migrants were expelled through the Islam Qala and Pul-e Abrisham border crossings in Herat and Nimroz provinces.
Pakistan also expelled or facilitated the return of 475 Afghans during the same 24-hour period.
Mozaffari urged that activities of Iran’s National Migration Organization be concentrated in the eastern provinces.
“We are waiting for visas so we can return to Iran,” said Ghulam Hazrat, one of the returnees.
Earlier this month, Taliban’s refugees ministry said as many as 30,000 people a day were being forced back across the.
The group’s president called Trump’s remarks a “powerful recognition of duty” toward Afghans who “proved their loyalty by standing shoulder.
“We know the good ones, and we know the ones that maybe aren't so good," Trump said.
Senator Scott Wiener of California sharply criticized President Trump’s plan to end protections for Afghan refugees and others living in.
Taliban said that another 184,000 Afghans had been expelled from Pakistan and about 5,000 from Turkey this year.