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Iran Forces 1.4 Million Afghans Home Amid Tensions

7/17/2025

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Iran has forcibly deported over 1.4 million Afghans this year, with 500,000 sent back in just the past few weeks, as tensions with Israel escalate. This wave of deportations deepens Afghanistan's already dire displacement crisis, leaving many returnees homeless and jobless. Human rights advocates are calling on the UN to step in, highlighting serious breaches of international law.

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Iran has forcibly deported over 1.4 million Afghans this year, with 500,000 sent back in just the past few weeks, as tensions with Israel escalate. This wave of deportations deepens Afghanistan's already dire displacement crisis, leaving many returnees homeless and jobless. Human rights advocates are calling on the UN to step in, highlighting serious breaches of international law.