Publish dateWednesday 29 January 2025 - 21:29
Story Code : 306182
Deputy Minister of Security and Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Republic of Iran:

About 2 million illegal Afghan immigrants live in Iran/I suggest that the Iranian Minister of Interior visit Afghanistan

About 2 million illegal Afghan immigrants live in Iran/I suggest that the Iranian Minister of Interior visit Afghanistan
The Deputy Minister of Security and Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who was present during the recent visit of Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi to Afghanistan as a member of the accompanying team, stated that “about four million and 500 thousand legal immigrants and about 2 million illegal Afghan immigrants live in Iran,” and that currently and continuously, a significant number of illegal immigrants are returning to their country. He also emphasized: “My suggestion after this visit to the Minister of Interior will be that he, like Mr. Araqchi, visit Afghanistan and this will certainly create a good basis for further security and law enforcement cooperation between the two countries.”
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Tehran: Ali Akbar Pourjamshidian, Deputy Minister of Security and Law Enforcement of the Interior Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who was present during the recent visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi to Afghanistan as a member of the accompanying team, stated in an interview with ISNA that currently "about four and a half million legal immigrants and about two million illegal Afghan immigrants live in Iran."
 
Regarding the importance of this visit and in response to the question "What are the most important security and law enforcement issues between Iran and Afghanistan at the moment?", he stated: "Our most important issue in this regard is currently the issue of illegal Afghan immigrants in Iran and their illegal movements within the country."
 
According to ISNA, he said: "Another security issue that we are currently having with our Afghan brothers is the issue of border closures, which is currently being carried out by Iran, and within this framework, we have some border disputes with the Afghan side."
 
We are at the beginning of the work on building a wall; A wall is not a border
In response to the question of how far the discussion of building a border wall between Iran and Afghanistan has progressed, this senior official of the Iranian Interior Ministry stated: "This issue is far from over, because we are at the beginning of the work and, as I mentioned, we have problems with our Afghan brothers in the border area and more cooperation between the two sides is needed."
 
Pourjamshidian added in this regard: "We must sit down and discuss the exact border lines, which are some of the differences between the two sides, and resolve the issue through expertise."
 
The Deputy Minister of Interior for Security and Law Enforcement continued: They should know where the boundaries of the wall are in relation to the wall we are building, and on the other hand, they should pay attention to the fact that the wall is not a border, but a wall for border security, and it is possible that in some places the border will be further than the wall, and due to the geographical conditions of the region, we are forced to build the wall from places that are not necessarily the zero point of the border, and in this regard, as I mentioned, we sometimes have a series of expert disagreements with our Afghan brothers in this regard.
 
Regarding the fight against human trafficking, we need serious interaction with Afghanistan.
 
Emphasizing that these differences must be resolved through expertise and taken forward, he clarified: Another issue that exists in the security area between Iran and Afghanistan is the fight against terrorism. In these communications, we have serious problems on the issue of terrorism from the eastern borders of the country, whether Pakistan or Afghanistan, which requires close interaction in the field of intelligence and security between the two sides, and through intelligence interactions, we can gain a precise overview of terrorist groups from the intelligence services and be able to control them.
 
The Deputy Minister of Security and Law Enforcement of the Iranian Interior Minister referred to the issue of drug trafficking and said: Despite the fact that the Leader of Afghanistan has banned the cultivation of drugs and poppy, we believe that there are still large reserves of drugs in Afghanistan that are transferred to Iran through the eastern borders, and this affects the security of the borders, the security of our country, and also our social security.
 
This senior security official in the Iranian Ministry of Interior continued: Another point in the discussion of security and law enforcement issues between Iran and Afghanistan is the issue of human trafficking and hostage-taking. These are serious issues that we are facing. Afghans are present in these gangs, and in some cases, this issue is carried out with the participation of Iranian citizens. However, the issue of hostage-taking and human trafficking is one of the issues that we seriously need to fight with our Afghan brothers, and they must help us to solve this issue.
 
Pourjamshidian continued: We are witnessing some organized crimes in Iran and Afghanistan, there are gangs that commit these serious crimes, and if we do not interact with each other, problems will arise in this regard.
 
The issue of prisoner exchange is being pursued
The Deputy Minister of Security and Law Enforcement of the Iranian Interior Minister also referred to the issue of interaction and exchange of prisoners and convicts between the two countries and continued: We also need interaction and cooperation with our Afghan brothers.
 
Pourjamshidian continued: On the other hand, we are seeking to ensure that if these people are transferred to Afghanistan, they will serve their sentence in that country and will not return, and our security apparatus must be assured of this. On the other hand, it is possible that some Iranians are imprisoned in Afghanistan, and reciprocal action must be taken against them, and we are seriously pursuing this issue.
 
We are ready to train Afghan border guards
In response to the question that several border clashes occurred between Iran and Afghanistan at the beginning of the Islamic Emirate government, the Iranian Deputy Minister of Interior for Security and Law Enforcement noted: This issue has been controlled to some extent, but as I said, one of the issues we are pursuing in relation to our Afghan brothers is that the boundaries of the border are correctly determined and, on the other hand, border protocols must be observed.
 
This senior official in the Iranian Ministry of Interior emphasized: The border guards of the two countries must interact closely with each other and must speak the same language in the concepts of border security, and if this happens, such problems will no longer occur or will be very rare.
 
He continued: We have suggested to our Afghan brothers that we are willing to train their border guards, and this will definitely help the coordination and interoperability of the border guards of the two countries; we see this motivation on the Afghan side, who are ready to help and accompany, and in this regard, we must increase our interactions and visits with our Afghan brothers.
 
I suggest that the Minister of Interior/Country travel to Afghanistan
In response to the question of whether a new round of security meetings between Iranian and Afghan officials is going to be held, the Deputy Minister of Interior for Security and Law Enforcement said: Yes and added: We are pursuing the fact that God willing, the Minister of Interior (Interior) will visit Afghanistan. My suggestion after this visit to the Minister of Interior/Country will be that he, like Mr. Araqchi, should visit Afghanistan, and this will certainly create a good basis for greater security and law enforcement cooperation between the two countries.
 
A significant number of illegal immigrants are being deported daily
In response to the question that “since the 14th government (Masoud Pezhikian) came to power, one of the issues that has been seriously raised by some officials has been the issue of organizing immigrants and for illegal immigrants to return to their country; How successful has the implementation of this policy been so far?” He stated: “We must follow up on this issue seriously so that those who come to Iran illegally know that they have no place in Iran illegally. They must enter legally.”
 
This senior security official in the Iranian Ministry of Interior also responded to the question, “Is there any statistics on the number of legal and illegal Afghan immigrants in Iran?” and said: “I can give you an estimate that about four million and 500 thousand Afghan immigrants live legally in Iran and about 2 million are illegal.”
 
In response to the question, “Do you have any statistics on how many of these illegal immigrants have left Iran recently?”, he stated: “I do not have any statistics right now, but a significant number are being deported on a daily basis.”
 
It is worth noting that on Sunday of this week, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran went to Kabul on an important trip and met and discussed with senior officials of the Islamic Emirate, including the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense, and the Prime Minister.
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