Afghanistan, May 29 -- Iran has ordered over 4 million undocumented Afghan migrants to leave the country by July 6 amid rising migration pressures.
Iranian authorities have announced that all census papers issued to Afghan migrants are no longer valid, requiring undocumented migrants to leave the country by July 6.
Nader Yarahmadi, head of the Center for Refugee and Foreign National Affairs at Iran's Ministry of Interior, stated that holders of these census papers are now considered illegal migrants. He emphasized that only six specific groups of migrants eligible for temporary residence cards are permitted to stay.
According to Iranian officials, approximately 6.1 million Afghan migrants currently reside in Iran, of whom 4.1 million lac...