The Taliban’s High Commission for Migrants’ Issues has reported that 26320 Afghan migrants were deported from Iran on Saturday, 5 July, one of the highest daily figures recorded in recent months.

In a statement issued Sunday, the commission said 12574 individuals entered Afghanistan through the Islam Qala border crossing, while 13746 crossed via Pul-e Abrisham in Nimruz province.

The commission stated that the deported migrants collectively received 40.7 million Afghanis in humanitarian assistance. Of those returned, 1257 individuals have so far been relocated to seven northern provinces: Baghlan, Kunduz, Takhar, Balkh, Jowzjan, Badakhshan and Sar-e Pol.

Separately, the Taliban governor’s office in Nimruz reported that at least 65000 Afghan migrants entered the country through the Pul-e Abrisham crossing over the past week alone.

Iran has intensified its deportation of undocumented Afghan nationals in recent months, citing border security and economic pressures. Rights groups and humanitarian organisations have raised concerns about the scale of the returns and the lack of support services for returnees amid Afghanistan’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.