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Afghans in Iran ( Persian: افغان ها در ایران) are citizens of Afghanistan who are temporarily residing in Iran as refugees or asylum seekers. They form the largest percent of the Afghan diaspora.
Iran's initial response towards Afghan refugees, driven by religious solidarity, was an open door policy where Afghans in Iran had freedom of movement to travel or work in any city in addition to subsidies for propane, gasoline, certain food items and even health coverage.
Iran, which is home to 3 million Afghans, with thousands more arriving daily, is sending more and more refugees back — into the hands of the Taliban.
Relations were negatively affected by the 1978 Saur Revolution and 1979 Iranian Revolution and issues related to the 1978–present Afghan conflicts (i.e. PDPA, Mujahideen, Afghan refugees, and the Taliban ), as well as Iran's water dispute and the growing influence of the United States in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. [1] In July 2019, the Iranian government passed a law that provides ...
Drowning of Afghan refugees in the Hari River. On May 1, 2020, a group of Afghan refugees tried to enter Iran and drowned in the Hari River on the border between Iran and Afghanistan . Reuters and other new agencies reported, quoting Afghan lawmakers, that Iran's border guards killed the migrants by forcing them into the river at gunpoint. [1] [2]
In the wake of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Afghans who escaped are in the middle of a long and exhausting journey to their new homes.
Afghan diaspora refers to the Afghan people that reside and work outside of Afghanistan. They include natives and citizens of Afghanistan who have immigrated to other countries. The majority of the diaspora has been formed by Afghan refugees since the start of the Soviet–Afghan War in 1979; the largest numbers temporarily reside in Iran.
The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic's border with Afghanistan, killing and wounding troops while sharply escalating rising tensions between the two ...