Afghan Refugees in Iran

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Iran oversees departure of foreign nationals, ensures students’ education

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Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said that efforts were made to ensure no student was left behind amid the recent exit of foreign nationals, mainly Afghan citizens, who have increasingly come to Iran, especially after the Taliban takeover in 2021.
Education

Interior ministry: 280,000 foreign pupils have left Iran; 320,000 enrolled for new school year

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Iran’s Interior Ministry announced that around 320,000 foreign students have enrolled in Iranian schools for the 2025–2026 academic year, down from 700,000 last year, following the departure of nearly 280,000 Afghan students and their families as part of the government’s repatriation program.
Security

Over 1.4 million undocumented foreign nationals leave Iran in 6 months

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Iran’s Ministry of Interior announced that the departure of undocumented foreign nationals from the country has reached nearly 1.45 million people in the first half of the current Iranian year, as part of an ongoing repatriation program primarily affecting Afghan nationals.
Security

Iranian daily calls for continued expulsions of illegal Afghans amid economic strain

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Iranian daily Jomhouri-e Eslami on Wednesday argued that Afghan nationals now make up roughly 12% of Iran’s population and called for continued expulsions of undocumented migrants, citing economic strain.
Security

Iran introduces public reporting hotline as part of new phase in unauthorized Afghan migrant regulation

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Tehran’s provincial authorities have announced the launch of a public reporting hotline as part of the Iranian government’s broader effort to regulate the presence of illegal Afghan migrants in the capital region.
Security

Tehran governor announces deportation of 1.4 million illegal foreign nationals

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Tehran’s governor has announced that since the beginning of this Persian year, 6 months ago, approximately 1.4 million illegal Afghan nationals have been deported from Iran.
Foreign Policy

Iran tells UN Security Council Afghan migration poses growing strain

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Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, told a UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan that the presence of millions of Afghan migrants has severely strained Iran’s resources and infrastructure, creating complex security and cross-border challenges.
Security

Over 1.2 million illegal Afghans return from Iran this year

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Deputy Commander of Iran’s Law Enforcement Force Brigadier General Ghassem Rezaei says 1.2 million undocumented Afghan nationals have returned to Afghanistan since the beginning of this year.
Security

Iranian daily backs expulsion of undocumented Afghan migrants

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Iran’s daily Javan has argued that deporting undocumented Afghan migrants would benefit both national security and the economy.
Security

Interior ministry: Over 1.8mn undocumented Afghan migrants exited Iran since July last year

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More than 1.8 million undocumented Afghan migrants have left Iran since the start of the current administration in July last year, according to the Ministry of Interior’s Office for Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs.
Security

Iran says 1.2 million undocumented Afghan nationals have returned home

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Iran’s interior minister has announced that more than 1.2 million undocumented Afghan nationals have left the country since the beginning of the Iranian year in March, with officials projecting that the figure could reach 2 million by year-end.
Security

Iran reports over one million undocumented foreign nationals expelled this year

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Iranian authorities have expelled more than 1.14 million undocumented foreign nationals so far this year, but around three million remain in the country, officials said.
Security

Tehran governor announces return of 450,000 illegal migrants to Afghanistan

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Over the past 100 days, more than one million illegal migrants have been returned from Iran to Afghanistan, including 450,000 from Tehran Province.
Security

Tehran officials raise alarm over crimes by undocumented migrants

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Theft is the most common crime committed by illegal migrants in Tehran, according to the province's Judiciary Deputy for Social Affairs and Crime Prevention.
Security

Drop in Afghan repatriations from Iran raises questions amid tighter controls

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The once-crowded Afghan repatriation camp in eastern Tehran now sits noticeably empty, signaling a slowdown in the return of undocumented Afghan migrants from Iran.
Religion

Authorized Afghan nationals permitted to join Arbaeen pilgrimage, says Iranian official

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Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Law Enforcement, Majid Pourjamshidian, announced that authorized Afghan nationals will be allowed to participate in the upcoming Arbaeen pilgrimage, marking the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, in Iraq under the same conditions as Iranian pilgrims.
Asia

Taliban committing ‘rights violations’ against Afghan returnees: UN

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The United Nations has announced that Taliban authorities are committing human rights violations, including torture and arbitrary detention, against Afghans forced to return by Iran and Pakistan.
Views

Iranian daily urges firm action on illegal Afghans’ deportation, citing alleged security threats

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The Tehran-based Jomhouri-e Eslami newspaper has published a strong editorial, backing the government’s decision to expel about 2 million undocumented Afghans.
Security

Iran extends deadline for undocumented Afghan nationals to leave by Sep. 6 amid high temperatures

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The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' representative in Razavi Khorasan Province announced that the deadline for undocumented Afghan nationals to leave Iran has been extended to September 6, citing infrastructural challenges and extreme summer heat.
Asia

Governor of Herat: No tensions in Iran-Afghan relations amid mass return of migrants

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The Governor of the Afghan province of Herat bordering Iran, Noor Ahmad Islamjar, reaffirmed strong bilateral ties between Iran and Afghanistan during a visit to the Dogharoun border crossing, where he oversaw the return of a large number of Afghan nationals from Iran in recent months.
Local

Iran says 2 million undocumented Afghan migrants must leave, denies racism claims 

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Iran’s Minister of Interior, Eskandar Momeni, announced that approximately 800,000 undocumented Afghan migrants have left the country since the beginning of the Persian calendar year in mid-March. 
Security

Interior minister: Iran cannot sustain current volume of Afghan migrants

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Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni has warned that the country lacks the capacity to accommodate the growing number of undocumented Afghan migrants, emphasizing that current repatriation efforts are being conducted with dignity and coordination with Afghan authorities.
Security

Iranian govt. spokesperson says regulation of foreign nationals key to economic relief

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The Iranian government’s spokesperson has said the regulation and organization of foreign nationals living in Iran has become one of the administration’s central priorities, particularly as a means of eassing economic pressure and reducing the current strain on government subsidies.
Foreign Policy

Iranian envoy: Afghan repatriation plan is long-term, not abrupt

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Iran’s chargé d'affaires in Kabul says the repatriation of undocumented Afghan migrants is not a sudden policy but part of a long-standing strategy.
Security

Half a million illegal Afghans deported from Iran

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Iranian MP Akhlaghi Amiri says nearly 500,000 illegal Afghan nationals have been deported to Afghanistan from Iran in recent months.
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