Thousands of Immigrants Returned from Pakistan And Iran, Says Taliban

The Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced that 534 Afghan immigrant families have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan.

The ministry also said that 3,165 other immigrants have entered Afghanistan from Iran.

According to statements from the Taliban’s ministry, published on Tuesday, these immigrants entered Afghanistan via the Torkham and Islam Qala borders.

The Taliban said that the immigrants have been referred to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to receive assistance.

Over the past few months, the Taliban's Ministry of Refugees consistently reported both "voluntary and forced" returns of Afghan refugees from Iran and Pakistan.

Recently, the Iranian and Pakistani governments have intensified the arrest and deportation of Afghan immigrants.

The Pakistani government has given "illegal" immigrants a deadline of November 1 to leave the country. This decision has invoked the criticism of human rights organisations as well as the Taliban government.