Ariana: Iranian forces have allegedly killed at least 260 Afghan migrants after opening fire on them near the Kalgan border crossing on Sunday evening. According to Haalvsh, an Iranian-based human rights organization, survivors of the shooting described horror scenes when Iranian military forces targeted the group. Haalvsh reported that two survivors said there had been
Khaama: Iran’s chief of police, Ahmadreza Radan, announced that the country’s police are determined to deport two million “illegal” Afghan migrants by the end of this year. Radan made the statement on Sunday, October 13, during a ceremony in Mashhad, stating that arrests of “illegal” Afghan migrants in Iran have increased. Iran’s interior minister, Eskandar
Khaama: Officials in Kandahar province report that 60 families were expelled from Pakistan and have entered Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak border. The registration and refugee identification committee at the Anjargi camp in Kandahar stated that 60 families, consisting of 323 individuals, returned to the country through Spin Boldak over the past two days. Click
Ariana: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday called on Afghanistan and other Islamic countries to tie defense belt against Israel. “If any nation wants to avoid the paralyzing siege of the enemy, it must open its eyes from the beginning, be awake,” Khamenei said in a Friday prayer speech in Tehran. “When it sees
Michael Hughes: Afghanistan’s trade with Pakistan has plummeted since the rise of the Taliban 2.0 regime, driven by political rows and security issues, and to compensate Kabul is hoping to enhance commerce with Iran, India, and neighbors across Central Asia. Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have resulted in closure of trade routes and stiff tariffs
RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi / Kian Sharifi September 30, 2024 Every day, hundreds of Afghans, some holding their children, are deported from neighboring Iran. Many of them crossed into Iran illegally to escape the brutal rule of the Taliban and the devastating humanitarian and economic crises gripping Afghanistan. In the Afghan border town of Islam Qala,
Khaama: According to the Taliban, up to 3,000 people, including those born in Iran, return to Afghanistan daily, many suffering from physical abuse and mental trauma. Every day, waves of Afghan refugees return from Iran at the Afghanistan-Iran border. Reports from refugee organizations and statements from Taliban officials indicate a growing number of deportations of
By Ayaz Gul VOA News September 20, 2024 Islamabad — Pakistan and Iran have sharply criticized diplomats from the de facto Taliban government in neighboring Afghanistan for showing “disrespect” to their national anthems in breach of diplomatic norms. The controversy arose earlier this week after the Taliban consul general, Mohibullah Shakir, and his colleague remained seated during
Afghanistan International: Eskandar Momeni, Iran’s Interior Minister, has called on Afghan migrants residing in Iran to “return to their own country and work to rebuild it”. Speaking during a televised programme about the “Regulation of Foreign Nationals” plan, Momeni stated, “Iran cannot handle this volume of migration”. On Monday evening, Momeni blamed Afghan migrants for
Khaama: An official of the Islamic Republic announced that in South Khorasan province, Afghan residents are only permitted to reside in the Khusf and Birjand counties. Mohsen Safaei, the Director-General of Foreign Nationals and Immigrants at the South Khorasan Governorate, stated that Afghan residency is prohibited in the other ten counties of the province. In