7,000 Acres of State Land Allocated for Deported Afghans in Jawzjan

By order of the leader of the Islamic Emirate, 7,000 acres of state-owned land have been allocated in Jawzjan province to settle Afghans deported from Iran and Pakistan.

According to officials, efforts to support the deportees from neighboring countries are ongoing in coordination with aid organizations.

Gul Haidar Shafaq, the governor of Jawzjan, stated: “The Amir al-Mu’minin issued the directive, and the land will be distributed soon. You will benefit from state land. In one area, we identified 5,000 acres, and in another area, nearly 2,000 additional acres have been identified for the deportees.”

Some of the Afghans deported from Iran and Pakistan and currently residing in Jawzjan are requesting shelter from the authorities.

Sher Mohammad, 64, a resident of Sheberghan city, is one of the thousands of Afghans forcibly deported from Pakistan after 30 years of living there. As the sole breadwinner of a ten-member family, he is seeking both aid and shelter.

Sher Mohammad, deported from Pakistan, said: “They should give us land and homes, and create job opportunities for us.”

Mohebullah, deported from Iran, said: “We were deported from Iran and came to Jawzjan province. We would be very happy if they could help us with house rent as well.”

Meanwhile, a foreign aid organization recently distributed cash assistance to 940 families of deported migrants in Jawzjan.

Amanullah Talha, Head of Refugee Affairs in Jawzjan, stated: “A total of 940 families received 42,760 Afghanis in cash assistance from the Welt Hunger Hilfe (WHH) organization.”

According to the Department of Refugees and Repatriates of Jawzjan, over 4,000 families who returned from Pakistan since last year are currently residing in the province.