Afghans show solidarity as migrant returns from Iran surge


FILE PHOTO: This photograph taken on July 24, 2025 shows Fatima Rezaei (C), an Afghan volunteer carrying relief supplies for distribution to the newly arrived Afghan migrants deported from Iran, inside a humanitarian tent at the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province. - AFP

ISLAM QALA, Afghanistan: At the border with Iran, Fatima Rezaei distributes food and hygiene products to Afghans forced to return, unable to passively stand by as the deportation crisis grows.

The 22-year-old is one of many Afghan volunteers rallying to help their compatriots, despite having little themselves.

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