Afghan Refugees: More than three lakh Afghan migrants deported from Iran in two months, Refugee Ministry confirms

More than three lakh Afghan migrants were forcibly deported from Iran in the last two months. Citing a senior official in the Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, Afghanistan-based Tolo News reported that more than 345,000 Afghans have been deported from Iran to Afghanistan in two months.

Abdul Rahman Rashid, the Taliban-appointed deputy minister of refugees and repatriation, said, "There were approximately 345,000 migrants from the first of Mizan (23 September) to the 17th of Qaw (8 December). Each family was given 10,000 afs as cash aid by the Islamic Emirate. have been provided."

Mohammad Yusuf and Fatih Khan, exiled from Iran, had left Afghanistan and gone to Iran to earn their living. Both were deported from Iran. He complained about the ill-treatment of Afghan refugees by Iranian forces, Tolo News reported.

Yusuf said, "There was no work here, then we went to Iran through illegal means. They beat us and detained us. They caught us and beat us. They beat us badly and forced us to return. Did." The exiles expressed concern about the lack of employment in Afghanistan and urged the Taliban to make efforts to create jobs for civilians.

The exiled people called upon the government to provide work
"We call on our government to provide us with work so that people are not forced to leave the country," said Shirin Agha, an exile. Apart from this, another exile Ahmadullah also called on the Taliban to provide him with work. This comes after Iranian officials said Afghans without legal documents would be deported from Iran, Tolo News reports.