Afghanistan recorded the return of 6,202 refugees from Iran and Pakistan on Friday, officials confirmed.
According to Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems, 1,693 refugee families crossed back into the country on Friday, using multiple border points including Islam Qala in Herat, Torkham in Nangarhar, Spin Boldak in Kandahar, and Abrisham in Nimroz.
The commission did not specify the reasons behind this particular wave of returns, though both Iran and Pakistan have recently stepped up deportations of undocumented Afghans.
In early August, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that more than 2 million Afghans, including 500,000 children, have returned from Iran, Pakistan, and other countries so far this year.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in July that around 6 million Afghan nationals remain abroad, the majority of them undocumented and residing in Iran and Pakistan.
UN agencies have repeatedly called for better protections and reintegration assistance for the returnees, citing risks of poverty, unemployment, and lack of access to education and healthcare.
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The Afghan embassy in New Delhi says Afghanistan and India have agreed to strengthen political and economic cooperation as Pakistan expresses concern over both countries' growing ties.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says that for many Afghans returning from Iran and Pakistan, the first plan made at the border rarely becomes reality.
Türkiye has stepped back from mediating between Pakistan and Afghanistan after repeated efforts failed to narrow deep differences between Islamabad and Kabul.
Since the United States and other Western countries remain hesitant to formally recognise and engage with the Taliban-led government, Afghanistan has been left with little choice but to look closer to home.
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