Taliban say over 300,000 migrants deported from Iran in less than two weeks
On Friday alone, July 4, nearly 38,000 migrants returned, a Taliban official in Herat said.
On Friday alone, July 4, nearly 38,000 migrants returned, a Taliban official in Herat said.
The arrests come amid a sharp increase in deportations and growing concerns over mistreatment of Afghan migrants in Iran.
The refugees who included P1 and P2 case holders read a public statement decrying what they called a humanitarian failure.
Several recently deported Afghans interviewed at the border described chaotic and humiliating treatment.
Since September 2023, more than 2.4 million undocumented Afghans have returned from the neighboring countries, placing growing strain on Afghanistan’s.
Yadollah Jahan Ara, the city’s police chief, said the arrests were made during a targeted operation.
UNICEF has warned that Afghanistan, already home to one of the world’s largest displaced populations, cannot absorb the surge in.
Of the children who crossed, nearly 39 percent were forcibly deported, the aid agency said, as Iran continues its large-scale.
Many allege they were subjected to harassment, extortion, and verbal abuse during the deportation process.
Yar-Ahmadi said that migrants were identified and removed from across Iran and returned via the border points at Milak and.