Khaama: Iran is deporting over 300 Afghan migrants daily from Khorasan Razavi, as the government intensifies efforts to manage undocumented migration. In both Iran and Pakistan, pressure on Afghan refugees has been increasing, even as migration from Afghanistan continues. Click here to read more (external link).
Amu: Iranian authorities have arrested 250,000 undocumented migrants in Tehran province over the past year, according to the region’s governor, Mohammad Sadeq Motamedian. Motamedian, speaking to Mehr News Agency, said the deadline for registering undocumented migrants in the country’s census is March 22. Click here to read more (external link). Related Iran’s interior ministry outlines
Sarah Zaman VOA News March 6, 2025 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban Thursday called on neighbors Pakistan and Iran to be patient with Afghan refugees and follow an organized process for their return, considering Afghanistan’s economic challenges. Pakistan and Iran have sent back more than 2.7 million Afghans to their home country since the 20-year U.S.-led war
Afghanistan International: During his visit to Iran, Afghan jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf urged the Taliban to establish a Shurā-ye Ḥall wa ‘Aqd, a council composed of “those who are qualified to unbind and to bind”—also described as “the people who loosen and bind”—instead of holding elections. This council, a concept in Sunni Islamic
Amu: Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, former jihadi leader and a senior member of the National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan, has arrived in Iran for what Iranian media describe as a “medical visit.” Iranian state media reported Tuesday that during his visit, Sayyaf met with senior Iranian officials, though details of the discussions
Afghanistan International: Former Iranian diplomat Rasoul Mousavi has stated that the possibility of the Taliban administration being overthrown remains due to rebellion, civil war, or foreign intervention. He concluded that Afghanistan’s long-term stability hinges on the Taliban’s ability to integrate diverse ethnic groups into governance and address major human rights concerns. However, he warned that
Amu: A delegation from Iran, including members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), met with representatives of the National Movement for Peace and Justice, an opposition group led by Mohammad Hanif Atmar, in Istanbul, according to a source within the movement. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: Ali Akbar Pourjamshidian, the Deputy Minister of Security and Police of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that despite the Taliban’s ban on the cultivation of narcotics, the smuggling of these drugs to Iran continues. Pourjamshidian said that smugglers in Afghanistan continue to maintain their drug stockpiles. Click here to read more (external
VOA News January 22, 2025 Washington — President Trump’s executive order suspending the U.S. refugee program would affect the resettlement of thousands of Afghans who helped the U.S. during the war in Afghanistan, an advocacy group said. AfghanEvac, a California-based coalition of organizations helping U.S. Afghan allies to resettle in the U.S., said Monday that the
8am: Following the Taliban’s announcement that the construction of the Pashdan Dam in Herat is 80% complete and will soon become operational, a wave of criticism emerged from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Eisa Bozorgzadeh, spokesperson for Iran’s water industry, stated that this dam would severely affect the drinking water supply for millions of Iranians