Two prominent Afghan anti-Taliban groups have called on Iran to reconsider its stepped-up deportations of Afghan migrants, urging Tehran to adopt a more patient and tolerant approach.
Taliban forces have deployed reinforcements and cut telecommunications in Khash District, Badakhshan province, following deadly clashes with local residents protesting the destruction of poppy fields.
Iran has executed an Afghan national convicted of murder, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights Organisation said Monday.
A former senior Iranian diplomat has cautioned against conflating Afghan migrants with foreign intelligence threats, urging authorities to adopt a more humane and measured approach in dealing with migration issues.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that efforts are ongoing to redefine Pakistan’s relationship with the Taliban along a “positive trajectory,” while reiterating calls for the group to prevent the use of Afghan territory by insurgents.
The third round of the Doha Working Group meetings began Monday in the Qatari capital, with representatives of the Taliban and several foreign diplomats in attendance. The two-day event focuses on counter-narcotics efforts and private sector development in Afghanistan.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it urgently requires $2 million in funding to continue providing essential health services to returning Afghan migrants over the next three months.
More than 30000 Afghan migrants returned from Iran on Wednesday, June 25, according to local Taliban officials in Herat province. The sharp increase comes amid heightened tensions in Iran following its recent conflict with Israel.
Pakistan and China have begun consultations on forming a new regional organisation to replace the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which has remained largely inactive since 2016.
