The Taliban government has announced that nearly 300 Afghan migrants were forcibly returned to Afghanistan from neighboring countries on Wednesday, October 21. This is part of a wider wave of deportations of Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan.
Hamdullah Fetrat, the Taliban's deputy spokesman, stated in a press release that a total of 62 families, comprising 297 individuals, returned to the country in a single day. These returns occurred through three main border crossings.
According to the details provided, 36 families, consisting of 193 people, entered the country via the Torkham crossing in Nangarhar province. This is the main border crossing with Pakistan, which has seen the return of thousands of migrants in recent months.
Additionally, five families, totaling 25 people, returned through the Spin Boldak crossing in Kandahar province, and 21 families, comprising 79 people, returned via the Islam Qala border in Herat province. These two borders are with Pakistan and Iran, respectively.
This comes as the governments of Iran and Pakistan have intensified the deportation of undocumented Afghan migrants in recent months. Thousands of Afghan families have been forced to leave these countries and return to Afghanistan, where they face an uncertain future.
Many of these returning families face severe problems, including a lack of shelter, food, clean water, and access to basic health and education services. Aid organizations have warned that with the approach of winter, the situation for these families will worsen.
Source: Taliban Press Release
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