Local officials in Nimroz have reported that the deportation and return of Afghan migrant families from Iran to this province has increased fivefold compared to previous months.

According to these officials, nearly 100 migrant families are returning from the Silk Bridge border to Afghanistan every day.

Abdul Kabir, head of the Committee for Refugee Assistance in Nimroz, told TOLOnews: "In the past month, around 30 to 40 families would arrive daily. Now, this month, up to 100 families are coming each day. They are also being provided with services such as cash, food, and other facilities."

At the same time, the deported families are asking the caretaker government to provide shelter and job opportunities for the returned migrants.

Ahmad, 28, who was deported with his mother and sister after living in Iran for eight years, called on the caretaker government and international aid organizations to not only distribute aid and create shelter but also to provide employment for those who have been deported.

"We were refugees in Iran. My family and I were deported. Now that we are here, we request the United Nations to assist us," Ahmad told TOLOnews.

"We endured many hardships [during migration] there. Here, they have helped us, and I hope they will continue to support us," said Masuma, another deportee from Iran.

Mistreatment by Iranian police also forced Rahmatullah to return to Afghanistan with his family. He said that if job opportunities were made available in Afghanistan, he would not consider going to neighboring countries for work.

"There were many issues. Even with a card, they wouldn’t allow us. People couldn't move freely; when they caught us, they mistreated us, so we had to return," said Rahmatullah, one of the returnees from Iran.

According to statistics provided by local officials, previously, around 20 families per day were returning from Iran to Nimroz. However, this figure has now risen to nearly 100 families per day, returning via the Silk Bridge border in Nimroz.