According to reports from human rights groups, Iran is using the post-war chaos in the country to deport the Afghan minority. Afghans have long been persecuted in Iran, and the government feels now is the time to move them across the border.
Tehran announced that Afghans have until Sunday to leave voluntarily or face arrest and be deported forcefully back to their home country. Estimates say a million have been deported so far in 2025, with more than half a million crossing to Afghanistan since June. Sources say 70% of the people leaving were forcibly removed, while one in every four individuals crossing the border was a child.
