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2025-08-18 16:06
Some 800,000 more Afghan refugees to be expelled by March 2026
TEHRAN – Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni has said some 800,000 more undocumented Afghan refugees will be sent back to their home country by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2026).
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2025-07-28 20:26
Tehran, Kabul commit to facilitating return of undocumented Afghan nationals residing in Iran
TEHRAN – Iran and Afghanistan are continuing high-level talks on facilitating the voluntary return of Afghan nationals residing in Iran, as part of broader efforts to enhance bilateral cooperation in border management and consular affairs.
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2025-07-23 22:37
UNHCR chief discuss undocumented Afghans repatriation in Tehran meeting with Araghchi
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reiterated the country’s firm commitment to repatriating Afghan refugees living without valid legal documentation, urging the international community to assume its responsibilities and extend necessary support for this effort.
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2025-07-23 14:51
Interior minister, UNHCR representative discuss issues on Afghan refugees
TEHRAN – Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, have explored ways to address problems related to Afghan refugees living in the country and those being deported.
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2025-07-12 15:50
VP oversees return of undocumented Afghan refugees at northeastern settlement
TEHRAN –Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Zahra Behrouz-Azar has paid a visit to Torbat-e-Jam settlement, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, to oversee the process of returning undocumented Afghan nationals to their home country.
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2025-07-08 15:43
Over 80% of Afghan refugees voluntarily return home
TEHRAN – From the beginning of the current Iranian year, March 21, till June 27, a total of 717,658 Afghans have returned to Afghanistan; more than 80 percent of them were dispatched voluntarily.
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2025-07-01 15:39
IFRC seeks intl. aid to support Afghans deported from Iran
TEHRAN – The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has appealed for increased funding, essential supplies, and long-term support to help Afghans returning home from Iran rebuild their lives.
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2025-06-29 15:12
UNHCR voices concern over sharp increase in Afghan returns from Iran
TEHRAN – Following the deportation of unauthorized Afghans, with the implementation of a return deadline by the Government on March 20, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned that returns on a massive scale have the potential to destabilize the fragile situation in Afghanistan.
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2025-06-27 15:12
Some 33,000 illegal Afghan migrants deported in a day
TEHRAN –In an unprecedented move, a total of 33,000 undocumented Afghan refugees were sent back from Iran to their home country on Wednesday.
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2025-06-10 15:16
Ministry of Interior, UNICEF ink MOU on supporting Afghan refugee children, women
TEHRAN –The head of the National Organization for Migration, Nader Yar-Ahmadi, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ad interim Representative in Iran, Monika Oledzka Nielsen, have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance support for vulnerable Afghan refugee children and women in the country.
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2025-05-28 15:49
Which Afghan nationals are allowed to stay in Iran?
TEHRAN – Afghan nationals who are university students, vulnerable women heads of households, children with an Iranian parent, and those who have a job code are allowed to live in the country.
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2025-03-25 14:51
Afghan refugees will return gradually, with dignity: Iran FM
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Afghan refugees will return to their country in a process that will be gradual and with dignity.
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2025-02-15 15:27
ICRC ready to support refugee students in Iran
TEHRAN –Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iran, has announced readiness to provide educational support for refugee children.
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2025-01-29 15:31
Iran, Norway hold meeting on supporting Afghan refugees
TEHRAN – Paul Klouman Bekken, the Norwegian Chargé d’Affaires for Afghanistan, has met with Nader Yar-Ahmadi, the head of the National Organization for Migration, discussing ways to help support Iran in hosting Afghan refugees.
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2025-01-08 15:30
Japan remains committed to support Iran in hosting Afghan refugees
TEHRAN –Japanese ambassador to Tehran Tamaki Tsukada has highlighted the Japanese government's determination to support Iran in hosting Afghan refugees.
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2024-10-19 16:41
Iran may rethink refugee policies if global support is not enough
TEHRAN – In case the international community refrains from taking responsibility and fairly sharing the burden of hosting refugees, the Islamic Republic of Iran will probably revise its immigration policies, Nader Yar-Ahmadi, an official with the National Organization for Migration, has said.
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2024-05-21 16:35
UNICEF helps Afghan children in Iran master essential life skills
TEHRAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided safe and supportive spaces for Afghan children in the Torbat-e Jam Refugee Settlement in Khorasan Razavi Province to develop skills essential for dealing with life challenges.
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2023-10-04 22:41
Afghan immigrants not a threat to Iran’s security: immigration official
TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s immigration organization on Wednesday rejected foreign media claims that the Afghan refugees living in Iran pose security threats to the country.
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2023-09-18 15:27
Dedicated ex-teacher holds classes for Afghan refugees
TEHRAN – A retired teacher, he is now back at work because of his passion for teaching, as part of an initiative run by the Literacy Movement Organization (LMO).
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2023-08-15 18:43
Photo: Bahman Vakhshour
Hanifa providing education for Afghan refugee kids
Hanifa is an unofficial school on the outskirts of the Iranian capital, Tehran. Afghan refugee kids who do not have migration documents can learn to read, write and do mathematics at Hanifa. They are also taught to dream big and envision a bright future for themselves.
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2023-08-15 16:04
Afghan refugees provided with mine risk education
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society has provided more than 115,000 Afghan refugees with Mine risk education.
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2023-07-07 16:19
UNESCO Afghan Teacher Training Program in Iran has made significant progress
TEHRAN - Since launching in 2021, the UNESCO Afghan Teacher Training Program has made significant progress in fostering a brighter future for displaced Afghan teachers and students.
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2023-02-27 17:58
Qatar provides fund for Afghan students in Iran
TEHRAN - The Qatar Fund for Development has provided some five million euros to support Afghan students in Iran.
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2023-02-24 18:01
Afghan refugees acquiring new skills in Iran
TEHRAN - Iran has been hosting refugees for over four decades, providing them with access to basic services in the national system.
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2023-01-25 19:50
Envoy urges UN to assist Iran in supporting Afghan refugees
TEHRAN - The Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, has urged the United Nations to help Iran provide better support for Afghan refugees.
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2022-12-02 17:59
Iran searching for 100 missing Afghan refugees
TEHRAN – Cases filed to search for 100 missing Afghan refugees in the first 6 months of the current [Iranian calendar] year (started March 21), deputy head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for international affairs has said.
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2022-11-12 17:44
Iran still provides services to refugees despite sanctions: UNHCR
TEHRAN – Despite the sanctions and economic pressures, Iran continues its comprehensive policy of providing services to refugees, and this is appreciable, UNHCR’s Officer in Charge, Inna Gladkova, said.
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2022-11-08 18:06
200,000 Afghan refugees eligible to study in Iranian schools
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Interior has announced to the Ministry of Education a list of 200,000 Afghan children who have the conditions to study in Iranian schools.
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2022-07-19 16:48
UNHCR: 274,000 Afghan refugees will remain in Iran by end of 2022
TEHRAN - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has estimated that 274,000 Afghan refugees, including those that have arrived in 2021, will remain in Iran by end of 2022.
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2022-06-29 17:59
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Significant increase in refugee literacy
TEHRAN – The literacy rate among refugees has increased significantly in recent decades. So that the literacy rate of Afghan immigrants in Iran is higher than the number of literate people in Afghanistan, according to a report published in June by the research center of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis).