Kabul, July 2 -- From the beginning of 2025 until the end of June, more than 714,000 Afghan migrants have returned from Iran, with 70% forcibly deported, raising serious concerns among the United Nations and human rights groups, TOLO News reported.

Sadeq, a 36-year-old who lived in Iran for nearly 30 years, was among those deported despite having legal residency. "We had residency, had obtained smart cards. They gave me fifteen days and said you must leave Iran. We left Iran. We were deported and came to Afghanistan. Our house money remained there," he said.

Abdulmalek, also deported, added, "The insult that Afghans face in Iran doesn't happen in any other country. In Germany or other countries, if you live more than four years or if a ...