The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported on Saturday that 1,744 Afghan refugee families were deported from Pakistan and 65 families from Iran within a 24-hour period.
According to the report, the returnees entered Afghanistan through the Torkham, Spin Boldak, Pul-e-Abrisham, and Islam Qala border crossings.
While Iran has slowed the pace of returning Afghan migrants, Pakistan has intensified deportations in recent months, expelling thousands of Afghans from its territory each day.
These actions have raised growing concern over the humanitarian and security situation facing returnees. The United Nations has warned that the mass deportations have deprived many refugees of access to essential protection and assistance.
Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said that while Iran and Pakistan have hosted Afghan refugees for many years, the current circumstances pose serious risks to their safety and livelihoods.
