Geneva, July 19 -- The United Nations has raised alarm over the deportation of over 1.9 million Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan in the past seven months, urging an immediate halt to forced and unsafe returns, Khaama Press reported.

Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, stated on Friday, July 18, that more than 1.5 million people were returned from Iran, while over 300,000 were expelled from Pakistan.

He warned that "many of those being deported face serious risks of abuse, torture, or arbitrary detention in Afghanistan and should not be forcibly returned," according to Khaama Press.

The High Commissioner emphasized the importance of adhering to international legal standards in all return processes. ...