Over 2,500 Afghan Refugees Repatriated From Iran & Pakistan, Says Taliban

Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced that 2,628 Afghan migrants have returned from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, both "voluntarily and forcibly”.

According to the ministry, 2,368 individuals returned from Iran, while another 260 returned from Pakistan.

On Tuesday, Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees posted on X social media platform that migrants residing in Iran and Pakistan entered Afghanistan from the Islam Qala and Torkham borders the previous day.

The Taliban did not disclose the number of migrants forcibly expelled from Iran, but stated that 260 individuals were forcibly expelled from Pakistan.

Taliban members stated that 10,000 Afs has been provided to 117 families returning from Iran.

The ministry added that migrants in need of assistance have been referred to the International Organisation for Migration and relief agencies.