Iran Criticized for Threat to Deport Afghan Refugees

VOA’s Mohammad Habibzada contributed to this report from Washington. WASHINGTON — Recent comments by a senior Iranian official about the possibility of deporting Afghan refugees living in the country has drawn widespread criticism from governments and rights groups. Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, said last week that his country would consider asking Afghan refugees to leave Iran if the United States continued to put economic pressure on Tehran. If U.S....

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