Published: 14:17, August 24, 2025
Over 1.9m Afghans return home from Iran in 8 months
By Xinhua

Afghans deported from Iran, wait in a queue to receive food aid distributed in Herat on Aug 4, 2025. (PHOTO / AFP)

KABUL - More than 1.9 million Afghans have returned from Iran to Afghanistan since the beginning of 2025, the local media Tolonews reported on Saturday.

According to the report, about 85 percent of the returnees, or over 1.6 million people, came back between March 20 and Aug 20.

The report also said that the daily return flow of Afghan migrants from Iran has seen a decline in recent weeks.

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Afghanistan has witnessed a continuous influx of returnees from neighboring countries.