Islamic Republic Deports Nearly 14000 Afghan Refugees From Iran
On Monday, Iranian officials announced that over the past nine days, they have deported 13,879 Afghans from Iran to Afghanistan. Majid Shuja, commander of Khorasan Razavi border guards said that these Afghan refugees had been deported through the Dogharoon border crossing.
About a week ago, Shuja had also announced the deportation of another 19,000 Afghans to Afghanistan.
The commander of the Iranian border guards in Khorasan Razavi said that these Afghans had illegally entered Iran.
After the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, many Afghan citizens have taken refuge in Iran due to economic reasons, or due to fear of detention, and torture by the group in Afghanistan.