In little than 3 years, Iran and Pakistan have forced the departure of 6 million Afghan refugees who have been protecting themselves in these countries for years," said BBC spokesperson UNHCR (UN exile Agency) in Afghanistan Charlie Goodlake.
Only in 2026, the number of refugees returning exceeded 1 million.
Both Pakistan and Iran are trying to expel undocumented migrants, many of whom have spent decades abroad and any have even been born there. However, according to the BBC, Afghan citizens with the required papers are besides sent back.
– The number of migrants returned to Afghanistan (6 million) is simply a tiny country's population," Goodlake stressed. “We haven’t seen specified a scale of return in a long time.
JG, PAP
