Afghans

EghtesadOnline: More Afghans than Syrians have migrated to the European Union so far this year, official data show, making them the largest group of foreign citizens illegally entering the bloc, with many relocating from Iran partly due to the economic problems caused by US sanctions.

EghtesadOnline: Iran's Faculty of Applied Science of Post and Telecommunication is to hold ICT training courses for university teachers and students in Afghanistan.

EghtesadOnline: More than 225,000 Afghans have been voluntarily or legally repatriated from Iran in the past nine months through Islam Qala crossing into Afghanistan, an Afghan official said on Saturday.

EghtesadOnline: The number of Afghan refugees returning from Iran has doubled recently, as Iranian currency loses its value against the US dollar in an unprecedented manner.

EghtesadOnline: The Majlis has passed a bill that would grant Iranian nationality to children of Iranian mothers and non-Iranian fathers.

EghtesadOnline: More than 800,000 Afghans returned from Iran over the last year, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced.

EghtesadOnline: Iran's water rights from Hirmand (Helmand) River and the recurring dust storms in Sistan region were discussed at the 21st meeting of Joint Committee of the Hirmand Water Commissioners in Tehran last week, a deputy energy minister said.

EghtesadOnline: Denying reports that Afghans living in Iran cannot buy SIM cards, Iran’s ICT minister twitted that Afghans with proper papers are free to use services offered by Iranian mobile operators.