233000 Afghan Migrants Deported From Iran In One Month, Says IOM

More than 233000 Afghan migrants were returned from Iran between 1 and 27 June 2025, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed on Monday.

Avand Azeez Agha, a spokesperson for the IOM, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the total number of returnees from Iran since January has now surpassed 691000. He added that more than 70 percent of those returned were forcibly deported.

The IOM warned that a sharp decline in foreign aid, coupled with the rising volume of deportations, has severely limited its ability to assist returnees. The organisation said it has been able to provide support to only 3 percent of those sent back from Iran in recent weeks.

The surge in deportations comes amid growing international concern over the treatment of Afghan migrants in neighbouring countries and the worsening humanitarian crisis inside Afghanistan.