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Afghan refugees rest with their belongings at a border crossing.
Afghan refugees rest with their belongings after arriving at the zero point of the Islam Qala border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran, following their deportation from Iran [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Afghan refugees arrive from Iran at Islam Qala border between Afghanistan and Iran
At Herat province's Islam Qala crossing, the checkpoint is usually busy handling everything from smuggling to deportation as young men seek work in Iran. But since Tehran ordered undocumented Afghans to leave by July 6, the number of returnees - especially families - has surged. [Mohsen Karimi/AFP]
Afghan refugees arrive from Iran at Islam Qala border between Afghanistan and Iran
More than 230,000 departed in June alone, the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Afghan refugees arrive from Iran at Islam Qala border between Afghanistan and Iran
Since January, more than 690,000 Afghans have lef Iran, "70 percent of whom were forcibly sent back", IOM spokesperson Avand Azeez Agha told AFP. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Afghan refugees arrive from Iran at Islam Qala border between Afghanistan and Iran
Of the more than a dozen returnees AFP spoke to, none said they had fled the recent Iran-Israel conflict, though it may have ramped up pressure. Arrests, however, had helped prompt their departures. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Afghan refugees arrive from Iran at Islam Qala border between Afghanistan and Iran
The UN mission for Afghanistan, UNAMA, has warned that the influx of deportees - many arriving with "no assets, limited access to services, and no job prospects" - risks further destabilising the crisis-wracked country. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Afghan refugees arrive from Iran at Islam Qala border between Afghanistan and Iran
Long lines snaked into tents encircling the reception centre where returnees accessed UN, NGO and government services. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
Afghan refugees arrive from Iran at Islam Qala border between Afghanistan and Iran
Afghan refugees arrive from Iran at Islam Qala border between Afghanistan and Iran, on July 5, 2025. [Mohsen Karimi/AFP]
Afghan refugees arrive from Iran at Islam Qala border between Afghanistan and Iran
More than one million Afghans have already returned to Afghanistan this year from both neighbouring countries. The numbers are only expected to rise, even as foreign aid is slashed and the Taliban government struggles for cash and international recognition. [Mohsen Karimi/AFP]
Afghan refugees arrive from Iran at Islam Qala border between Afghanistan and Iran
The IOM said it can only serve a fraction of the returnees, with four million Afghans potentially affected by Iran's deadline. [Mohsen Karimi/AFP]
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