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Over 345,000 Afghans deported from Iran to Afghanistan in 2 months: Taliban
Updated On: 12 December, 2023 07:19 AM IST | Kabul | ANI
Yousuf said, "There was no work here, then we went to Iran through illegal paths. They beat us and detained us."
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Afghans preparing to leave a holding center in Landi Kotal, Pakistan. Representative image/AFP
More than 345,000 Afghans have been deported from Iran to Afghanistan in over two months, Afghanistan-based TOLO News reported, citing a senior official of the Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation. Abdul Rahman Rashid, Taliban-appointed Deputy Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, said, "Since the first of Mizan (23rd September) till 17 Qaws (December 8) there were approximately 345,000. Each family has been provided with 10,000 Afs in cash assistance by the Islamic Emirate."
Mohammad Yousuf and Fatih Khan, who left Afghanistan and went to Iran to make both ends meet, have been deported from Iran. They complained about the mistreatment of Afghan refugees by Iranian forces, according to TOLO News report. Yousuf said, "There was no work here, then we went to Iran through illegal paths. They beat us and detained us."
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