Zahra's family fled Afghanistan to Iran almost 30 years ago. Today, the 23-year-old — who is married with a young daughter — lives in constant fear of deportation. Her husband, who also fled ...

This summer, the Islam-Qala border crossing between Iran’s Razavi Khorasan province and Afghanistan’s Herat province has presented a bleak scene as the Iranian regime has violently expelled Afghans ...

STORY: Born and raised in Iran, 16-year-old Yaser had never seen Afghanistan before. Now, he is one of more than a million Afghans deported this year amid rising regional tensions. At a refugee camp ...

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 29 (UNHCR) - Iranian officials agreed in a meeting with the Afghan government on Wednesday on measures to boost the repatriation of Afghan refugees back to their homeland, ...

At 23, she has already battled hate, braved death threats. She is now building a life in France, speaking up for women, and just won a global award in Geneva.

The recent cross-border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan have once again exposed the challenges to regional stability. Both sides may have achieved a fragile ceasefire – facilitated by ...

As the bell rings to announce the start of the day, a group of girls run through the gates of Vahdat Primary School in the old Persian city of Esfahan in Iran. Their packed bags bouncing on their ...

For decades, millions of Afghans fleeing war, persecution, and poverty have sought refuge in neighboring Iran. But crossing the 921-kilometer-long border has become increasingly dangerous for many ...

It’s possible Iran has used foreign groups to suppress protesters. Because they are foreigners, they have no allegiance to average Iranians and likely don’t mind harming them. New accounts from Iran ...