Afghanistan Peace CampaignThe UN body also noted that the pace of deportations from Iran has gradually declined.
According to OCHA’s report: “As of 19 July, 1,541,000 Afghans have returned to Afghanistan in 2025, including 1,201,000 from Iran and 340,000 from Pakistan. Some 460,000 Afghans returned from Iran between 1 and 19 July, although a gradual decline in daily returnee caseloads has been observed in the last 10 days with around 9,000 Afghans arriving per day as of 19 July; numbers are understood to have further reduced since. This trend is likely influenced by ongoing diplomatic discussions between de facto authority officials from Afghanistan and the Government of Iran.”
At the same time, the Islamic Emirate reported that 11,605 people returned to the country yesterday, with 1,811 of them transferred to their respective provinces.
Abdulmutalib Haqqani, spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, said: “In the past two days, 19,002 migrants have returned from Iran and Pakistan, both voluntarily and through forced deportation.”
Ali Reza Karimi, a migrants’ rights advocate, stated: “Unfortunately, between 10,000 to 20,000 Afghan migrants are being forcibly deported from Iran on a daily basis. The Afghan government must respond by establishing reception centers, providing initial aid, and creating short-term job opportunities to ease the burden on returnees.”
Meanwhile, some Afghans recently deported from Iran have shared painful stories about their treatment by Iranian police and the hardships they faced.
Abdul Wadood, a deportee from Iran, said: “We have no shelter in Afghanistan. Our request from the Islamic Emirate is to support and help us.”
Jalal, a deported child from Iran, said: “My wish is to go to school. I ask the government to help me study.”
This comes as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, during a visit to Iran, called for a halt to forced deportations of Afghan migrants and proposed a trilateral meeting between Tehran, Kabul, and UNHCR.