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Around 30,000 Afghans returning daily from Iran, say Herat officials
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Around 500,000 Afghan migrants have returned via the Islam Qala border in the past 20 days, according to TOLO News. Officials urge public and private support, while returnees call for jobs and dignified livelihoods to avoid migrating again.
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Mass deportations from Iran leave Afghan migrants stranded in extreme cond
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Thousands of Afghan migrants deported from Iran are facing extreme heat, lack of shelter, food, and water at the Islam Qala border. The crisis is worsening daily, with over 31,000 arrivals in 24 hours. UNICEF and Khaama Press report urgent need for coordinated humanitarian aid and support.
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Over 5,000 unaccompanied Afghan children return from Iran: UNICEF
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
UNICEF reported that over 5,000 unaccompanied Afghan children have returned from Iran via the Islam Qala border. Many face risks of exploitation and abuse. According to TOLO News, 150,000 people returned in June alone, just days before Iran's deadline for Afghan migrants to leave its territo
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Afghanistan: Over 1900 Afghan migrants return from Iran
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to Taliban-led ministry on Wednesday said that 1,957 Afghan migrants have returned to Afghanistan from Iran through the Islam Qala border crossing.
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Over 700 Afghan refugees returned to Afghanistan from Iran
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations on Monday in a post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, said that around 774 Afghan refugees arrived in Afghanistan through the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province.
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Nearly 100 Afghan refugees shot dead by Iranian security forces during pas
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 8 (ANI): Nearly 100 Afghan refugees who wanted to enter Iran illegally have been shot dead by Iranian security forces, and their bodies transferred to Afghanistan within six months since the Taliban took over, according to local officials.
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Two border towns in Afghanistan's Herat province fall to Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 9 (ANI): The Islam Qala border town, one of the key trade gateways of Afghanistan into Iran, and the Torghundi border town, another trade gateway into Turkmenistan, have fallen to the Taliban, according to local officials.
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Massive fire breaks out in Afghanistan's Herat customs office
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], February 14 (ANI): A massive fire broke out at the customs office in Islam Qala border town in the western province of Herat on Saturday afternoon, TOLO News reported citing the provincial governor Waheed Qatali as saying.
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