UN calls Afghan return largest migration | ملل متحد: بازگشت افغان‌ها، بزرگترین پدیده مهاجرت در جهان

Ajouté : 2026-05-09

[00:00:01]The return of Afghans from Iran and Pakistan is the largest migration phenomenon in the world. Arafat Jamal, the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, stated in an interview with Al Jazeera that the return of Afghans from Pakistan and Iran is one of the largest migration phenomena in the world, which imposes another layer of problems on Afghanistan. Mr. Jamal added that last year alone, 2.8 million people returned from both countries in inappropriate and irregular conditions, which is equivalent to more than 10% of the population of Afghanistan.

[00:00:38]According to Mr. Jamal, the migrants are returning in inappropriate conditions and under compulsion without any organization. A situation that makes it difficult for them to handle.

[00:00:50]The return of Afghans from both Pakistan and Iran is one of the largest refugee return phenomena we are witnessing globally. Last year alone, 2.8 million people were returned from both countries, often under inadequate and unsanitary conditions. These figures are equivalent to more than 10 times the population of Afghanistan.

[00:01:11]Returning refugees face a lack of facilities and inadequate capacity, a weak economy, and an inadequate human rights situation. The International Organization for Migration has reported that increasing economic pressures, changing immigration policies, and increasingly difficult living conditions in Iran have led to a significant increase in the return of Afghan refugees. According to this organization's report, in the second half of April 2026 alone, more than 127,000 refugees returned from Iran to Afghanistan, indicating a new wave of returns.

[00:01:49]These returns are driven by a combination of changing immigration policies, economic pressures, and the broader situation in Iran, which continues to shape patterns of movement.

[00:02:00]Meanwhile, the Austrian government has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan, under which Uzbekistan will become a transit route for the deportation of citizens of a number of countries, including Afghanistan.

[00:02:12]The agreement was signed yesterday during the visit of the Austrian Foreign and Interior Ministers to Uzbekistan. On the other hand, the Commission for Addressing the Problems of Refugees and the Land Distribution Committee say that in the past week, land plots were distributed to nearly 10,000 returning families in 11 provinces of the country in order to solve the problems of refugees, and a total of 18,000 land plots have been allocated to them, which is 12 million refugees.

[00:03:02]This comes at a time when United Nations Secretary-General Anthony Guterres has emphasized in a message that migration itself is not a crisis, but rather a collective failure of the world in managing its commons. He called for global cooperation to manage migration based on solidarity and respect for human rights.