Iran Deports Over 88,000 Afghans In One Week Amid Rising Humanitarian Crisis | World News
Khaama Press, referring to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), alarms on emergency human and financing needs, reporting that more than 88,000 documentary Afghan immigrants have been deported from Iran.
According to the IOM’s June 28 update, a total of 88.308 documentary Afghan citizens returned from Iran to Afghanistan from Afghanistan between 18 June and 26 June. The organization said that only 11 percent of these returns receive any humanitarian aid due to critical resource limitations and called for an emergency international financing to meet the basic needs of the most vulnerable ones.
The report also stressed that 55 percent of those returned during this period were forced to deport and 64 percent of them traveled as families-they had disproportionate impact on women and children. This figure was a steep increase than the previous week, when 32,844 people were returned between 10 June and 17 June.
Previous data from the World Health Organization (WHO) showed that more than 71,000 immigrants have been returned from both Iran and Pakistan between 1 June and 15 June, and underlined the scale and continuity of deportation. According to Khaama Press, both agencies warned about terrible health and protection difficulties waiting for those who return in extremely crowded and insufficient border areas.
In Iran, the pressure on the Afghan citizens in Iran intensified. Authorities gave new orders to invalidate all lease contracts with Afghan refugees and warn the landlords against the presentation of shelter. According to Khaama Press, the police reportedly detained Afghan immigrants in several provinces, and the arrests increased especially after the last 12 -day conflict between Iran and Israel.
Meanwhile, Pakistan continued to execute against Afghan refugees, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Identity checks, detention and deportation increased, usually targeting families targeting families who do not have very few warnings or legal applications. Human rights groups expressed their concerns about mass arrests and forced returns. ‘
He immediately resorted to international support to address both the IOM and the increasing refugee crisis. According to Khaama Press, as deportation and border services become extremely tense, those who return Afghan are faced with threats of homelessness, poverty and deterioration of health conditions.
