Afghanistan Peace CampaignSome Afghan migrants deported from Iran complain about what they perceive as mistreatment by the police of that country.
According to them, the Iranian police, after arresting and beating Afghan migrants, forcibly deport them back to their country.
Noorullah and his friends, who have recently been deported from Iran, say that despite being forcibly returned to their country by Iran numerous times, economic challenges and unemployment compelled him to return to that country again.
Noorullah, deported from Iran, said: “I went back to work, to finish my jobs and settle my accounts. They arrested me and took me to a camp. They took us there, seized our passports, and said you will be released tomorrow. They did not release us the next day and detained us for twenty days. In those twenty days, there was neither water nor bread.”
Eimal, another deportee from Iran, said: “They came at night, tied up about ten to twelve of us, and took us to a camp, and we were in the camp for four to five nights. It’s very miserable in Iran, going there is a problem, coming back another.”
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said that in the past day, three thousand Afghan migrants have been returned to the country from the Islam Qala and Nimroz borders.
Abdul Matin Haqani, the spokesperson for this ministry, said that deputy prime minister for administrative affairs, Abdul Salam Hanafi has assured the Acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriations of addressing the challenges faced by migrants.
Haqani said: “With the arrival of spring and after Eid, many families may voluntarily and in groups return to the country. Mullah Abdul Salam Hanafi also assured that all these challenges have been shared with the leadership authority, and the cabinet members are also striving to facilitate these processes.”
Previously, Iranian media reported, quoting the Director-General of Foreign Nationals of Kermanshah, Iran, that according to a plan, all illegal migrants will be deported from this country.