For decades, millions of Afghans fleeing war, persecution, and poverty have sought refuge in neighboring Iran. But crossing the 921-kilometer-long border has become increasingly dangerous for many ...

Gul Ahmad (centre) along with his deceased stepbrother Habibullah's son Waheed (right) and Saeed offering prayers over his grave in Ghunjan — Mohsen KARIMI Habibullah set off from his home in western ...

TEHRAN/GENEVA - One million Afghan refugees have returned home from Iran since the United Nations refugee agency started its voluntary repatriation programme in April 2002. This reduces by half the ...

KABUL, Afghanistan, December 11 (UNHCR) - A study of Afghan deportees from Iran has revealed that economic pressures are the main reasons behind the increase in irregular population movements from ...

Iranian border guards shot and killed at least 10 Afghans who entered Iran illegally in early December, according to Taliban officials. As RFE/RL's Safiullah Stanikzai explains, it is part of a ...