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Returned and reeling: Afghans expelled from Iran struggle to start over

Aug 08, 2025

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 8: Habiba, an Afghan woman who fled Taliban rule to pursue a master's degree in engineering in Iran, was deported in July just before she was about to complete her studies.
The 31-year-old, who declined to give her family name for fear of repercussions, said she returned to her homeland with little more than her laptop and documents, the last traces of a future she nearly secured, one of hundreds of thousands forced to return in recent weeks as Iran ramped up expulsions of Afghans in the wake of its war with Israel.
Source: Fijian Broadcasting Corporation

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