RASC News Agency: Amidst ongoing forced deportations of Afghanistani migrants from Pakistan and Iran, the Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation reports that 3.7 million Afghanistanis have returned to the country over the past three years. On Tuesday, August 6, the Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation issued a statement on their social media platform, rejecting the recent International Organization for Migration (IOM) report that claimed eight million Afghanistanis have left the country in the past three to four years. The ministry asserted that a significant number of migrants have returned.
The ministry stated, “Unfortunately, some organizations disseminate inaccurate information about Afghanistan to attract donor support, which has detrimental effects.”
According to the ministry, for the first time in 40 years, the repatriation process is accelerating. This claim has been met with derision on social media. Since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, citizens have been desperate to leave for safer countries. They have no desire to remain in a nation where their security is perpetually at risk, controlled by a terrorist network, and plagued by widespread unemployment and poverty. Many are trying to escape to Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey, only to be apprehended by local authorities and forcibly returned to Afghanistan—a country suffering from severe unemployment and inadequate security.
The deportations are compulsory; no Afghanistani citizen wishes to return voluntarily. They are being expelled against their will. Previously, the International Organization for Migration reported that nearly eight million Afghanistanis have left the country since 2020. The report indicated that among these migrants, one million sought refuge in European countries, while 85 percent fled to neighboring countries.
