RASC News Agency: Media reports derived from data compiled by Bakhtar News Agency, operating under Taliban administration, reveal that Iran and Pakistan collectively expelled 421 Afghanistani migrant families during the week of October 29 to November 4. According to these reports, Iran deported 304 families, while Pakistan expelled 117 families. These figures account for only the first five days of the week, as Bakhtar News Agency has yet to release data for the remaining two days. During this period, 55 families re-entered Afghanistan via the Torkham border crossing, while 62 families returned through the Spin Boldak route.
Additionally, 124 families were deported through the Silk Bridge crossing in Nimroz, while 180 families crossed back into Afghanistan via the Islam Qala border in Herat. This follows a similar trend in the preceding week (October 22–28), during which 393 Afghanistani migrant families were expelled 293 by Iran and 100 by Pakistan. These expulsions come amid Afghanistan’s worsening humanitarian crisis. Since the Taliban’s resurgence, over 12 million Afghanistani citizens have fled the country, driven by pervasive political, ethnic, and religious oppression, as well as rampant poverty, unemployment, and acts of retribution.
Alarmingly, reports suggest that many returning migrants face severe risks upon their repatriation. The Taliban have been accused of subjecting returnees to arbitrary detention, torture, and, in some instances, extrajudicial killings, further exacerbating the plight of those forcibly removed from neighboring countries.
