Afghan Nationals

Official says Iran conducting biometric tests to identify illegal nationals

Sari, IRNA - The advisor to the Interior Minister of Interior and the head of the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrant Affairs has said that the ministry is employing biometric tests to identify illegal immigrants and prevent their re-entery into the country.
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Iran to send back over 56K foreign nationals via southeastern province

Zahedan, IRNA — As many as 56,356 foreign nationals have been sent back to their home countries through the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, a local official says.
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Kabul works to provide better conditions for returning its nationals

Tehran, IRNA – Foreign minister of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government Amir Khan Muttaqi has said that Kabul works to pave the way for returning its migrated nationals to their homeland as soon as possible by improving economic and livelihood conditions.
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Comdr: Iran deports over 7,500 illegal Afghan nationals

Mashad, IRNA – The commander of the border guard police of Razavi Khorasan province has said that 7,563 illegal Afghan nationals have been deported from the Taybad border point.
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Iran home to 63% of Afghan refugees: Official

Tehran, IRNA- Iran’s deputy justice minister says the Islamic Republic is the destination for 63% of refugees from neighboring Afghanistan, calling on international community to bear its share of humanitarian responsibility.
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Mashad incident should not damage Islamic unity: Speaker

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf condemned the stabbing incident in Imam Reza’s Shrine in Mashad, warning that such incidents shouldn’t harm unity among Muslim nations.
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Enemies sowing religious, ethnic discords in Afghanistan: Speaker

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf condemned recent terrorist crimes against Muslim prayers at a mosque in the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan, stressing that enemies are working to create religious and ethnic discords in the country.
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Afghan nationals vaccinated against COVID-19 in southwest Iran

Dezful, IRNA – Some 752 Afghan nationals residing in Gotvand, a city in southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan, received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, local director of health network said on Sunday.
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Official: Iran vaccinates 400,000 foreign nationals

Tehran, IRNA - Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society Karim Hemmati said some 400,000 foreign nationals have received COVID-19 vaccine in Iran.
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160 foreign nationals COVID-19 infected admitted to Mazandaran hospitals

Sari, IRNA - The deputy head of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences said on Tuesday that 170 foreign nationals infected with coronavirus have been admitted to and treated by hospitals of Mazandaran Province since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Iranian Embassy condemns targeted terrorist attacks in Afghanistan

Kabul, Feb 22, IRNA – Iranian Embassy in Kabul on Monday, condemned violence in Afghanistan and inhumane terrorist attacks against Afghan citizens and the recent targeted killings.
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Iran generously welcomed Afghan nationals: Official

Tehran, Jan 13, IRNA - Director General of Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs of the Ministry of Interior Mehdi Mahmoudi said that Iran has generously welcomed Afghan nationals,
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Iran's Ministry of Intelligence dismisses media hype on Afghan nationals

Tehran, Dec 26, IRNA - Iran's Ministry of Intelligence in a statement on Saturday rejected false news against Afghan nationals as media hype.
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