Pakistan, Iran Step up Afghan Expulsions; UN Voices Concern

Pakistan, Iran step up Afghan expulsions; UN voices concern

MORE than 200,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since the government renewed a deportation drive in April, with Iran also stepping up expulsions of Afghans. Generations of Afghans have fled to neighbouring Pakistan and Iran during decades of successive wars, seeking safety and better economic opportunities. Both governments have grown weary of large migrant populations and ordered millions to leave under the threat of arrest. Pakistan launched a st…

IOM Warns of Sharp Rise in Mass Deportations of Afghans from Iran – KabulNow

The deportation of Afghan nationals from Iran has surged sharply in recent weeks, with an alarming spike in the number of entire families being deported—a shift that marks a troubling escalation in an already dire humanitarian crisis. The post IOM Warns of Sharp Rise in Mass Deportations of Afghans from Iran appeared first on KabulNow.