The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has rejected a recent report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that claimed 8 million Afghans had migrated since 2020.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Monitoring: In a statement, the ministry said the report contained false information that was being spread by some organizations to attract donor attention, which it said was directly affecting the Afghan people.

The ministry claimed the return of Afghans has actually been faster than migration over the past 40 years, with 3.7 million Afghans returning to the country in the past three years.

“The return of Afghan refugees has been much higher than migration in the last 40 years,” the ministry said. “In the past three years alone, 3.7 million Afghans have returned to the country.”

This directly contradicts the IOM report, which stated that 8 million Afghans had left the country since 2020 amid the political and economic upheaval following the Islamic Emirate’s takeover.

The ministry accused certain organizations of “spreading false information about Afghanistan to attract donors’ attention,” which it said was having a detrimental impact on the Afghan people.