By RFE/RL’s Radio Farda May 8, 2024 Iran says it has expelled some 1.3 million foreigners over the past year, highlighting a significant crackdown by the government on unauthorized migrants, primarily Afghan refugees. Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told a press briefing that the efforts to regulate foreign nationals needs to be bolstered with legislative reforms to tighten border
Afghanistan International: Mohammad Reza Kazemi, Iran’s Deputy Head of the Drug Control Headquarters, said that there is still no documented evidence of a reduction in drug production in Afghanistan. Kazemi pointed out that the activities of smugglers in the region indicate that there hasn’t been any significant decrease in drug production. In April 2022, the
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 24, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Iran pledged Wednesday they would increase joint efforts against Afghanistan’s terrorism threat and urged Afghanistan’s hardline Taliban government to involve all Afghans in “basic decision-making.” The two neighboring countries, which share long, porous borders with Afghanistan, made the promise in a joint statement released at
Khaama: The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations states that over 2,000 Afghan migrants have been expelled from Iran. On Wednesday, April 24th, the ministry announced in a statement that a total of 2,783 Afghan migrants returned to the country after being expelled by Iran. According to the statement, these migrants entered Afghanistan through the Islam
Afghanistan International:.Iranian journalist Zhila Bani Yaghoub reported that Iran’s police forces have erroneously arrested the relatives of the late Khair Mohammad Khairkhwa Andarabi, a former commander of Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front (NRF). According to Bani Yaghoub, these individuals were detained in the city of Karaj on April 7 and remain in custody. Click here to
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi April 17, 2024 Many in Iran are worried about the prospect of a war with Israel and the possible impact on the country’s faltering economy. That includes members of Iran’s large community of Afghan refugees and migrants, one of the most vulnerable groups in society. Experts have warned that a full-scale war
Khaama: The Special Representative of the United Nations in Afghanistan says that the forced expulsion of Afghan migrants by neighbouring countries is against international migration laws. This comes as, over the past year, the process of forced expulsion of Afghan migrants from neighbouring countries, especially Pakistan and Iran, has intensified, with hundreds of thousands of
Khaama: The Turkish police have announced that 40 Afghan asylum seekers were detained during an inspection of cargo trucks in the city of Amasya. Turkish media reported on Saturday, March 30th, that these refugees had concealed themselves in a food-carrying truck travelling from the city of Ağrı to Istanbul. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: The Islamic Emirate has rejected the Brookings Institution’s report alleging that Iran has been allowed to continue recruiting Fatemiyoun forces in Afghanistan. Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, described the relations between the Islamic Emirate and Iran as positive and stated that no country is permitted to recruit forces or conduct
By VOA Afghan Service March 29, 2024 WASHINGTON — Last week’s concert hall massacre in Russia demonstrates not only the capacity of Islamic State-Khorasan to stage complex attacks beyond its base in South-Central Asia, but also the inability of the Taliban and regional countries to counter its threats, experts say. The Islamic State group claimed the attack