Zahra Behrouz, Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, has stated that while the sense of brotherhood and sisterhood with Afghans remains strong, the Islamic Republic can no longer host Afghan migrants without legal documents.

She said that circumstances have arisen in which it is no longer possible to continue hosting undocumented migrants in Iran.

According to Behrouz, military forces, border police, governors’ offices, municipalities, and other provincial bodies are working at full capacity to expel undocumented Afghan nationals.

During a recent visit to the Dogharoun border crossing in Khorasan Razavi province, she acknowledged that the deportation of Afghan migrants has increased in recent days.