Afghan Refugees

Tehran, Kabul confer on extradition of Afghan prisoners

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban's acting foreign minister, has said that the interim government of Afghanistan is committed to cooperating with the Islamic Republic of Iran to extradite Afghan prisoners to their country.

Germany deports first group of Afghan refugees

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Germany on Friday said it carried out the first deportation of Afghans back to their home country since Taliban authorities took power in August 2021, as Berlin faces pressure to crack down on migration.

Iran offers cooperation with Japan over Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-َbdollahian expressed Iran’s readiness to work with Japan on joint projects on the improvement of situation in Afghanistan.

Iran vaccinates over 3,000 foreign nationals in S Khorasan

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Some 3,300 foreign nationals have been immunized against measles, mumps, and rubella in Iran’s eastern province of South Khorasan, close to the border with Afghanistan, according to a provincial health official.

Iran home to more than 5mn refugees despite sanctions: min.

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – The Iranian interior minister said that Iran shelters over five million refugees, despite being under tough sanctions imposed by Western governments.

Iran 2nd biggest refugee-hosting country: UN official

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Hosting 3.4 million refugees, Iran has been recognized as the second largest refugee-hosting country in the world after Turkey, head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Mashhad said.

Iran hands over 268 Afghan inmates to Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Taliban Foreign Ministry announced that 268 Afghanistan citizens who were imprisoned in Iran were extradited from Iran to Afghanistan.

Iran approves residency permits for 1 million Afghan refugees

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s Interior Ministry says it has approved residency permits for more than one million Afghan refugees living in the country.

Iran calls on human rights claimants to host Afghan refugees

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Saying that Iran and its neighboring countries are not the only countries that should be responsible for hosting Afghan refugees, Iran's permanent envoy to the UN called on human rights claimants to accept Afghan refugees too.

Taliban delegation visit Tehran for immigrants issues

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – A delegation of Taliban officials arrived in Tehran to attend a quadrilateral meeting that is slated to be held jointly by Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Iran raps inattention of intl. bodies to Afghan immigrants

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – The Director-General of the Iranian Foreign Ministry for Consular Affairs criticized at the inattention of the international institutions to the issue of Afghan immigrants who are living in Iran.

Iran raps UN's lack of humanitarian aid to Afghan immigrants

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian criticized the UN’s lack of offering humanitarian assistance to the Afghan immigrants living in Iran.

Iran envoy:

Afghanistan’s security, stability benefits entire region

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) –In the meeting held with the Taliban acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Iranian envoy to Kabul said that security and stability in Afghanistan will benefit the entire region.

Taliban ministry:

Over 4,500 immigrants returned to Afghanistan in 2 days

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – The Taliban's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced the return of more than 4,500 immigrants from Iran to Afghanistan in the last two days.

Senior Iranian diplomat:

Iran bearing brunt of most number of refugees in region

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Iran bears the brunt of the most refugees among the countries of the region, based on Islamic and humanistic standards, Special envoy of the Iranian President for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Ghomi said on Monday.

Iran hosted Afghan refugees despite oppressive US sanctions

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the largest countries which has hosted Afghan refugees despite continuation of cruel and oppressive sanctions imposed by the United States against the country.

Thousands of Afghan refugees return home each day: Taliban

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – According to the Information and Culture Department in Nimroz, thousands of Afghan refugees return to Afghanistan from Iran on a daily basis.

Taliban delegation to visit Iran for talks on Afghan refugees

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – A delegation of senior Taliban officials, headed by Taliban's Refugee Minister Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani, is scheduled to travel to Iran in the very near future to discuss the latest situation of Afghan refugees.

Iran vice president:

Sanctions, double-standards ‘inhumane act’

TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Iran’s First Vice President has condemned the western countries for imposing sanctions and double standards in dealing with people in war-affected countries.

Delegation of Afghan refugees ministry to visit Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – A delegation from the Afghan ministry of refugees and repatriation is scheduled to visit Tehran to discuss the issues related to the Afghan refugees in Iran.

Iran ready to medically assist injured in Afghanistan blasts

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) –The Iranian health minister Bahram Einollahi said Friday that all Afghan refugees residing in Iran have benefited from the free vaccination program.

Kazemi Qomi:

Enemies seek to create division between Iranians, Afghans

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – An Iranian diplomat has warned against the plots designed by the enemies to create division between Iran and Afghanistan, stressing that Afghan refugees in Iran are in favorable condition.

Iran receives 2nd shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Poland

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iran received the second shipment of 1 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the Polish Government on Tuesday.

Iran envoy, Taliban acting FM discuss Afghan refugees affairs

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Taliban acting Foreign Minister and the Iranian President's special envoy for Afghanistan discussed issues of mutual interests as well as providing more flight and land transit facilities for Afghan refugees.

Iran’s FM lambastes negligible intl. aids to Afghan refugees

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian lashed out at the negligible amount of international contributions for addressing Afghan refugees in the country.

Turkey is working with Iran to secure its borders: Kalin

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) –The chief foreign policy advisor to Turkish President Ibrahim Kalın has said that his country does everything to secure its border and in this regards it is working with Iran.

Tehran hosts annual meeting of ‘SEQUA’ inst. rep. office

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – The Annual Meeting of Representative Office of SEQUA Institute (Project for Training Technical and Vocational Skills for Afghan Refugees) was held in Tehran on Tue. through video conference.

Berlin ready to coop. with Iran on Afghan refugees

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The German Chancellor announced Berlin's readiness to work with Iran and Pakistan to facilitate the affairs of Afghan refugees.

Iran planning to accommodate Afghan refugees

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Iran is implementing a plan to accommodate Afghan refugees in three provinces of Razavi Khorasan, South Khorasan and Sistan, and Baluchestan.