Over 4,000 Afghan Migrants Return From Pakistan & Iran

The Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced that in the past three days, 4,233 migrants have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran.

On Saturday, July 20, the ministry stated that among these returnees, 729 were from Pakistan and 3,504 from Iran.

According to the Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees, these migrants returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham, Spin Boldak, Islam Qala, and Pul-e-Abrisham crossings.

The information provided by the Taliban indicates that most of these returnees are Afghan families residing in Iran and Pakistan, including children and women.

While the Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees claims that these migrants returned to Afghanistan voluntarily or under coercion from Pakistan and Iran, Afghan migrants have previously reported to Afghanistan International that they were detained by police in these countries before being forcibly returned.

This comes amid reports that both Pakistan and Iran have intensified the expulsion of undocumented Afghan migrants, with the Taliban Ministry reporting the return of over a thousand Afghan migrants from these countries each week.