Iran Deported Nearly One Million Undocumented Afghan Migrants, Says Interior Minister

KABUL – Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni has announced that nearly one million Afghan migrants have been deported from Iran, out of an estimated two million undocumented Afghans currently residing in the country.

Speaking on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Momeni told ISNA News that the expulsions have been carried out “with full dignity and respect.”