Shafaqna English- ‘Since 2020, nearly 8 million Afghans have migrated, with 85 per cent moving to neighboring countries, predominantly Iran, and almost one million heading to Europe,” according to an International Organization for Migration report. According to IOM statistics, the rate of returns from Iran has also been high in recent years.
Based on this report, in 2023, the International Organization for Migration recorded nearly one million return of asylum seekers, stating that 70 percent of them were undocumented and 60 percent were forcibly returned.
“The number of returnees from Iran remains consistently high. In 2023, IOM registered nearly 1 million return, with 70 per cent being undocumented and 60 per cent forcibly returned,” the report added.
Sources: Tolo News