UN refugee chief urges Taliban to ensure safe, dignified return of Afghans
Grandi also called for greater international engagement at a time when Afghanistan is grappling with widespread economic hardship.
Grandi also called for greater international engagement at a time when Afghanistan is grappling with widespread economic hardship.
Iranian authorities cited “inadequate infrastructure” and extreme summer heat as reasons for the two-month extension.
The experts said more than 1.9 million Afghans have returned or been forcibly returned in 2025 alone, including over 1.5.
The repatriations, the ministry said, are part of a broader initiative to “establish clear frameworks for safe and orderly returns”.
Taliban said they were continuing discussions with German authorities to provide what it called “transparent and standardized consular services”
The operation marks the first deportation flight under Chancellor Faust Hertz's new coalition government and the second overall since Kabul.
Ghani also expressed skepticism about relying on international assistance, stating that the global landscape has changed.
“I wasn’t even allowed to change,” a migrant said, standing outside a crowded migrant transit center near Herat’s border.
Sara Gowhari, a 29-year-old Afghan national and sociology student at the University of Tehran, was detained on July 6.
The decision comes in response to a lawsuit filed by AfghanEvac, an advocacy group representing Afghans who supported US operations.