Iran and Pakistan Forcibly Return Half a Million Afghans in Two Months, UN Says

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that Iran and Pakistan have forcibly returned about 500,000 Afghans since early April.

In a post on X on Friday, the UN agency said the mass deportations come as Afghanistan faces a worsening humanitarian crisis and a sharp decline in international aid.