Wall Construction On Afghanistan Border Progressing Rapidly, Says Iran’s Interior Minister
Eskandar Momeni, Iran's interior minister, said that the wall construction at the borders continues rapidly.
Eskandar Momeni, Iran's interior minister, said that the wall construction at the borders continues rapidly.
Momeni added, “regulating migrants, includes the management of borders and an agenda for their housing and employment, which is being implemented."
On Saturday, November 30, at the inauguration ceremony of the governor of Mazandaran, the Islamic Republic's Interior Minister claimed that there are currently about six million "foreign nationals" living in Iran.
Momeni added, "Iran is not really able to provide so many job opportunities to immigrants."
Iran's Interior Minister emphasised that closing the border with Afghanistan is one of the parts of the plan to organise refugees, which includes physical, electronic, and optical blockages. He added that the process of closing the border and preventing the employment of migrants without residency documents has made good progress with the cooperation of the public and employers.
This comes even as the authorities of this country have intensified the process of deporting Afghan immigrants without residency documents and have made living conditions extremely difficult for these immigrants. According to the Islamic Republic media, 4,000 Afghan refugees are deported daily from the Dogharoun border alone.
