Most Foreign Investors In Iran Are Afghans, Says Iranian Official
Hossein Salimi, Iran’s head of the Foreign Investment Association, stated that most of the foreign investment in the country has been made by Afghans.
Salimi said that Afghans have invested from 300,000 dollars up to 10 million dollars in Iran.
On Friday, Iranian media outlets citing Hossein Salimi, reported that among foreign investors in Iran, Afghans occupy the first position, followed by Chinese in the second place, and Iraqis in the third place.
Salimi mentioned that while the number of permits granted to foreign investors in Iran has risen, the country is still lagging behind Turkey and the nations in the Persian Gulf.
After the Taliban’s takeover of power in Afghanistan, many Afghan citizens from different social classes have entered Iran.
However, the Iranian government has deported thousands of Afghans to Afghanistan in the past few months, and recently the deportation process has intensified.
Pictures received by Afghanistan International over the past few days indicate that Afghan immigrants are being attacked in some Iranian cities.
According to Iranian officials, nearly five million Afghans live in Iran.
