Why has Iran stepped up its deportation of Afghan refugees? | Inside Story

For decades, tens of thousands of Afghans who have fled war and poverty and sought a better future have crossed into neighbouring Iran.
Tehran has largely been lenient towards the community.
But in recent years, Iranians seem to have grown tired of hosting them, and sentiment towards foreign nationals has hardened.
The Iranian government has responded by expelling undocumented people in their thousands.
Those being forced out have no choice but to return to the country that they escaped from.
While the Taliban government is welcoming them, what kind of life awaits those who are returning, and what can the international community do to help them?

Presenter: James Bays

Guests:

Arafat Jamal, Afghanistan representative of the United Nations refugee agency.
Orzala Nemat, activist for rights of Afghan women and director of Development Research Group - a UK-based consultancy.
Hassan Ahmadian, professor of West Asian Studies at the University of Tehran.

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