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New illegal immigrants from Afghanistan to Iran falls sharply
The number of Afghan nationals crossing into Iran has dropped off sharply this month amid reports of fellow countrymen being treated badly by Iranian authorities.
The head of a private transport company in Afghanistan said Monday that until recently, his company was transporting at least 2,000 Afghans a day into Iran but since reports of ill-treatment emerged, this tally has dropped to between 10 and 15 a day.
Shaheen Shah, from the transport company said “cruelty” on the part of Iranian officials has resulted in the drop off of people traveling through Nimroz province to Iran.
Another bus company officer, Mohammad Zakar, said they had between 10 to 12 buses ferrying passengers to Iran daily but that this number has dropped sharply since the start of Ramadan.
Nimatullah Arifi, a resident of Daikundi province, said that he had been on his way to Iran but due to the treatment of Afghans in Iran, he had changed his mind and now wants to return home.
“We came to Herat province, the situation is dire, we talked to smugglers, and they told us they could get us there. We agreed to pay them 6.5 million Iranian rupees. One person then told us that the situation is dire and 5,000 Afghans had been arrested. After that we decided not to go to Iran and returned to Kabul,” said Arifi.
This comes after video clips emerged last week on social media reportedly showing Iranian officials mistreating Afghans.
In addition to this, Iran has accelerated efforts to deport illegal Afghans and is currently sending about 3,000 Afghans home daily.
“I went to Iran illegally and worked for five to 10 days. They arrested us and deported us. They also beat us and harassed us,” Amir Shah, one deported Afghan, said.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials said that efforts are underway to change the situation of Afghan refugees in Iran.
“We expect good behavior towards Afghans in Iran. We as an Islamic country have a lot in common with Iran. We want [Iran] to treat Afghans well,” said Bilal Karimi, deputy spokesman for the IEA.
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Afghan border minister holds phone talks with Iran’s deputy foreign minister
Noorullah Noori, Afghanistan’s Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs, held a phone conversation with Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, to discuss bilateral border cooperation.
According to the Iranian news agency IRNA, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening border collaboration, with a particular focus on the ongoing renovation and updating of border markers. They also agreed to accelerate joint technical and legal meetings to enhance coordination.
As part of the agreement, the next meeting of senior border officials from Afghanistan and Iran is scheduled to take place in Iran in 1405 (2026–2027).
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OIC Kabul mission chief meets German envoy to discuss Afghanistan situation
The Director General of the OIC Mission in Kabul, Mohammed Saeed Alayyash, met on Sunday with Rolf Dieter Reinhard, Head of the German Liaison Office for Afghanistan in Doha and Acting Chargé d’Affaires of the German Embassy in Afghanistan.
During the discussion, both sides exchanged views on the latest developments in Afghanistan. They focused on the security situation, as well as the humanitarian and economic conditions faced by the Afghan people.
The two officials also reviewed recent political developments and broader challenges in the country, highlighting the need for continued international engagement and support.
The meeting emphasized the importance of ongoing cooperation and coordination between the OIC Mission and the German side in addressing Afghanistan’s challenges and in supporting efforts to promote stability and improve the humanitarian situation.
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Pakistan president claims situation in Afghanistan is ‘similar to or worse than pre-9/11’’
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari has warned that the presence of militant groups in the region poses risks to global peace, and repeated Islamabad’s concerns regarding what it describes as the activities of “terrorist organisations operating from Afghanistan.”
Zardari made the remarks in a statement issued Sunday, as he thanked world leaders for expressing solidarity with Pakistan following the recent attack on an imambargah in Islamabad, which left dozens dead and many others wounded. The incident was claimed by Daesh militant group.
According to the statement from the President’s Secretariat, Zardari said Pakistan remains committed to combating terrorism and stressed that no single country can address the threat alone.
“Pakistan has long maintained that terrorism cannot be confronted by a single country in isolation,” he was quoted as saying.
Citing Pakistan’s experience, he said in the statement that whenever “terrorist groups are allowed space, facilitation or impunity beyond national borders, the consequences are borne by innocent civilians all over the world.”
Zardari further claimed that the situation in Afghanistan under the Islamic Emirate authorities has created conditions “similar to or worse than pre-9/11,” and said this has influenced security developments across the region. IEA has repeatedly rejected such allegations, insisting that Afghan soil is not used against any country.
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