Mass Builders Association Chief of Tehran province Iraj Rahbar says the expulsion of Afghan nationals from Iran has created a labour shortage in the country’s construction industry, leading to delays in several projects. He noted that replacing Afghan workers with Iranian labourers would be both time-consuming and costly. His remarks come as Iran continues to More
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says 688 more Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland after being released from prisons in Pakistan. These individuals returned to the country on Wednesday, the ministry announced in a brief post on its X handle on Thursday. Citing Spin Boldak-based officials in Kandahar province, the ministry wrote More
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged that the repatriation of Afghan refugees from Iran be carried out gradually, in order to avoid placing undue pressure on Afghanistan’s caretaker government. Filippo Grandi made the remarks during a meeting with Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni on Tuesday, according to IRNA. The discussions reportedly More
Tajikistan has started deporting undocumented migrants, including Afghans, citing “concerns about smuggling and forged documents”. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has deployed teams at Sher Khan port to monitor the process. According to a statement from Tajikistan’s National Security Committee, Tajik authorities during their investigations identified cases involving drug trafficking, the spread of extremism, More
At least 37 people have been killed, with several others still missing, after a tourist boat capsized in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay. The incident, reportedly caused by bad weather, took place in Ha Long Bay, a popular tourist destination in northern Vietnam, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers aboard the vessel were Vietnamese families More
The German Interior Ministry announced on Friday that it had deported 81 Afghan nationals via a flight from Leipzig Airport to Kabul. In an official statement, the German Interior Ministry confirmed the deportation of the Afghan nationals. Deutsche Welle (DW) reported that the flight was part of a collective repatriation effort and involved individuals who More
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has allocated 10 million US dollars in cash assistance for Afghan refugees returning to their homeland. Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi met with UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva and a delegation accompanying her on Monday, the Presidential Palace wrote on its X More
Hundreds of residents in western Herat province have launched “Sympathy and Cooperation Caravan” campaign to transport returnees from Islam Qala port to Herat city for free amid widespread deportations from Iran. Every day, a large number of returnees are evacuated directly to Kabul from Islam Qala port, but some returnee families temporarily relocated to Maulana More
A number of Afghan refugees who have recently returned from Pakistan to southern Kandahar province are urging the government to provide shelter and employment opportunities as they work to rebuild their lives. Local officials say efforts are underway to address the challenges facing the returnees. According to UN data, nearly three million Afghan refugees have More
As the deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran intensifies, thousands of exhausted returnees are arriving back in Afghanistan — bringing with them heartbreaking stories of pain, suffering, and unspoken hardship. Alongside the anguish of return, many speak of harrowing experiences in Iranian detention camps — facilities overwhelmed by overcrowding, unbearable conditions, and mistreatment that turned More
