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Iran deports 492,000 Afghans amid worsening refugee crisis
Original: Iran deports 492,000 Afghans in 2026
Iran has deported 492,000 Afghans so far in 2026, according to VOA reporting, in one of the largest expulsion campaigns against Afghan migrants in recent years. The mass returns are drawing concern from the United Nations and aid agencies, who warn that Afghanistan, already facing a humanitarian crisis, cannot absorb so many people arriving destitute and without support.
Why now: The scale of the deportations and the UN's warnings over Afghanistan's inability to absorb returnees are drawing international attention.
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- Iran deports 492,000 Afghans in 2026 · VOA - Voice of America English News
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