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Over 450,000 Afghans returned from Tehran Province in past 100 days, governor says
Iranian officials have previously justified the deportations as part of efforts to regulate residency and alleviate the strain on public services in areas with large foreign national populations.
More than one million migrants have been returned from Iran to Afghanistan over the last 100 days, with approximately 450,000 coming from Tehran province alone, Tehran’s governor Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian announced on Saturday.
Motamedian explained that individuals without valid legal documents were identified and transferred to border crossings shared with Afghanistan to be sent back to their home country. “Managing foreign nationals has been a key priority for the government,” he said, highlighting that about half of all foreign nationals in Iran reside in Tehran province, which prompted a large-scale identification campaign.
The governor noted the impact on public services, citing that last year over 220,000 foreign national students utilized more than 6,000 classrooms across the province. “This year, with families registering their children in local schools, the existing educational capacity will be freed up for Iranian students without the need to build new schools,” Motamedian added.
The mass deportations have drawn international concern. In late July, Amnesty International urged Iran’s interior minister to urgently halt the forced expulsions of Afghans. The human rights group reported that over one million Afghans—including individuals born in Iran and long-term residents—have been forcibly returned in recent months. Amnesty linked the increase in deportations to escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, noting that more than half a million Afghans were expelled since June 1, including thousands of unaccompanied children.
The organization warned that millions more Afghans remain at risk of deportation, especially women and girls, whom Amnesty insists must be recognized as refugees and protected from return to Afghanistan, where the Taliban continue systemic gender persecution.
Iranian officials have previously justified the deportations as part of efforts to regulate residency and alleviate the strain on public services in areas with large foreign national populations.
Pakistan on Friday summoned Afghan Deputy Head of Mission in Islamabad to convey “strong demarche” over a deadly attack on a military camp in North Waziristan District that killed four Pakistani soldiers.
In a statement, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the attack was carried out by a faction of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The statement said that Pakistan conveyed “grave concern over the continued support and facilitation” provided by the Islamic Emirate to TTP.
Pakistan has demanded “a full investigation and decisive action against the perpetrators and facilitators of the terrorist attacks launched against Pakistan from Afghan soil.”
It urged the Islamic Emirate “to take immediate, concrete and verifiable measures against all terror groups operating from its territory, including their leadership, and deny the continued use of Afghan soil for terrorism against Pakistan.
According to the statement, the Islamic Emirate has been “categorically informed that Pakistan reserves the right to defend its sovereignty and protect its citizens, and will take all necessary measures to respond to terrorism originating from Afghan soil.”
Pakistani officials have repeatedly claimed that attacks in the country are originated from Afghan soil, a charge the Islamic Emirate denies.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has underscored Afghanistan’s continued importance in regional cooperation, saying the country remains one of the key areas of interaction among regional partners.
Addressing the first summit of the “Central Asia Plus Japan” dialogue, Mirziyoyev said participating countries share a common aspiration to see Afghanistan become peaceful, stable, and oriented toward meaningful development.
The Uzbek president praised Japan’s longstanding and consistent support for Afghanistan, noting that Tokyo has for many years been among the leading donors and partners assisting the Afghan people.
He expressed confidence that coordinated efforts and joint contributions by regional countries and Japan would help improve living standards in Afghanistan, advance socio-economic and infrastructure development, and facilitate the country’s active involvement in regional economic projects.
The Embassy of Japan in Afghanistan announced on Friday that the country has allocated $19.5 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
In a statement, the Japanese Embassy said it hopes the aid will help bring positive change to the lives of vulnerable Afghans.
According to the statement, the assistance will cover the basic humanitarian needs of vulnerable communities in Afghanistan.
The embassy added that the aid will be delivered through United Nations agencies, international organizations, and Japanese non-governmental organizations operating in Afghanistan.
Japan’s total assistance to Afghanistan since August 2021 has reached more than $549 million.
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