IRIN: Why economic turmoil in Iran is causing big problems in Afghanistan
Afghans forced out of Iran or migrating back “for survival” find little assistance to start anew
A stumbling economy and a strict system of deportation are forcing Afghans out of Iran in droves, shrinking valuable foreign remittances and deepening the humanitarian crisis across the border in war-torn Afghanistan.
Since the beginning of the year, more than 522,000 Afghans have returned home from neighbouring Iran, according to the International Organisation for Migration. More than half were deported. It’s already the highest number of returns from Iran since 2015.
This is adding to what the UN is calling a “displacement crisis” in Afghanistan, where returnees from Iran and elsewhere are coming home to a conflict that has uprooted more than 220,000 this year, and a severe drought that has withered crops, killed livestock, and pushed at least 275,000 people to leave their homes.
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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction .... life is not going to be easy for these Afghans. As for Iran .... U.S. sanctions are still months away from impacting the Iranian economy, but life has already become harder for most Iranians .... Unease, anger in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, Iran’s beating heart (AP).
