Afghanistan, July 30 -- Killings and disappearances of Afghan migrants, especially women and girls, are rising in Iran as deportations intensify, fueling fear and urgent calls for international attention.
As deportations intensify, a troubling wave of disappearances and killings of Afghan migrants, particularly women and young girls, has been reported across Iran in recent weeks.
In the latest case, Independent Persian reported that 15-year-old Samaneh Tajik disappeared in the Chahardangeh Hosseinabad area of Tehran.
Her sister, Samira, said Samaneh vanished on Wednesday, July 24, after leaving a bedsheet sewing workshop. The family has had no news of her since.
Samaneh, who lived in harsh conditions with her two sisters after their fat...