Taliban Urges Pakistan & Iran To Stop Forced Deportations of Afghans

On Tuesday, the Taliban in a statement, called on countries like Pakistan and Iran to stop the forced deportation of Afghan immigrants.

In the statement, the group stressed that the countries should consider "good neighbourliness, Islamic brotherhood, and humanity" while dealing with Afghan immigrants.

Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesperson, published this statement on the X social media platform, and asked the neighbouring countries not to "deport Afghans by force and without preparation”. The group asked Pakistan and Iran to give Afghan immigrants time and be patient with them.

This week, the Taliban announced its plan to receive and settle Afghan refugees, but it has not announced further details such as financial resources. It is not clear as to what extent the Taliban has the facilities to settle at least 1.7 million immigrants whom Pakistan will deport after November 1.

Iran has also announced that it has started identifying and deporting illegal Afghan immigrants, however, unlike Pakistan, it has not yet announced a plan and deadline for their deportation. The country said that it has deported more than 800,000 Afghan immigrants since the beginning of this year.

The United Nations and international organisations have asked Pakistan to stop the forced deportation of Afghan immigrants. In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said that Pakistan deports illegal immigrants according to domestic and international laws.