Kabul, Nov 23, 2025

More than 11,000 Afghan refugees were forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, according to a Taliban official’s statement on Sunday, local media reported.

Taliban deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat shared the report from the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues on X. According to the report, 2,102 Afghan families, comprising 11,855 individuals, returned home on Saturday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.

Afghan refugees entered Afghanistan through Pul-i-Abresham in Nimroz, Spin Boldak in Kandahar, Bahramcha in Helmand, Islam Qala crossing in Herat and the Torkham crossing in Nangarhar.

Fitrat further said that 2,287 Afghan refugees (13,246 people), who returned to Afghanistan, were taken to their respective home areas, while 1,760 were pro

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