Two prominent Afghan anti-Taliban groups have called on Iran to reconsider its stepped-up deportations of Afghan migrants, urging Tehran to adopt a more patient and tolerant approach.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has said that the third technical working group meeting held in Doha has identified additional priorities for engagement with the Taliban.
Taliban forces have deployed reinforcements and cut telecommunications in Khash District, Badakhshan province, following deadly clashes with local residents protesting the destruction of poppy fields.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a warning about a severe heatwave expected to persist across Afghanistan through Saturday, 5 July.
One person was killed and at least ten others were injured on Tuesday during a clash between Taliban forces and local residents in Khash district, Badakhshan province, according to local sources.
More than 3000 Afghan families were deported from Iran within a 24-hour period, according to the Taliban-run Bakhtar News Agency.
Iran is forcibly deporting Afghan refugees in breach of humanitarian principles and international law, the International Federation of Human Rights Defenders in Exile said Tuesday.
The third round of the Doha Working Group meetings began Monday in the Qatari capital, with representatives of the Taliban and several foreign diplomats in attendance. The two-day event focuses on counter-narcotics efforts and private sector development in Afghanistan.
More than 70 percent of undocumented Afghan migrants are being forcibly deported from Iran, according to a senior official from the country’s Foreign Ministry.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that efforts are ongoing to redefine Pakistan’s relationship with the Taliban along a “positive trajectory,” while reiterating calls for the group to prevent the use of Afghan territory by insurgents.
An Iranian official has confirmed that nearly 100000 undocumented Afghan migrants were deported from Iran in the past week. The confirmation comes amid mounting criticism from rights groups over the treatment of Afghan nationals in Iran.
A former senior Iranian diplomat has cautioned against conflating Afghan migrants with foreign intelligence threats, urging authorities to adopt a more humane and measured approach in dealing with migration issues.
More than 233000 Afghan migrants were returned from Iran between 1 and 27 June 2025, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed on Monday.
Afghan women’s-rights activists have pressed the United Nations to step up independent monitoring and documentation of abuses under Taliban rule, citing a sharp rise in violence and repression.
A seven-member delegation from the Taliban has travelled to Qatar to attend two United Nations-led working group meetings under the framework of the Doha Process, according to a report by the state-run Radio Television Afghanistan.
The Taliban’s High Commission for Addressing Migrant Issues announced that 9307 Afghan nationals were deported from Iran on Saturday.
The Taliban has once again denied the presence of ISIS in Afghanistan, following renewed concerns raised by a senior Russian security official over the group’s alleged activities in the region.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has condemned Iran’s mass deportation of Afghan migrants, calling the expulsions, and the reported abuse that accompanies them, a violation of international law and basic human dignity.
Iran has expelled more than 114000 Afghan nationals through the Islam Qala border crossing in just five days, following the ceasefire that ended its 12-day conflict with Israel, according to figures obtained by Afghanistan International.
The Taliban have announced that Sediqullah Khalid, deputy governor of the group-controlled central bank, held a meeting in Kabul with Jeffrey Grieco, president of the Afghan-US Chamber of Commerce.
Iran’s Prosecutor General, Mohammad Movahedi-Azad, has issued a warning to undocumented foreign nationals particularly Afghan migrants urging them to leave the country “as soon as possible” or face judicial action.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it urgently requires $2 million in funding to continue providing essential health services to returning Afghan migrants over the next three months.