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Afghans in Iran
Afghans in Iran
are mostly
refugees
who have fled wars in
Afghanistan
since the April 1978
Saur Revolution
in
Kabul
. It also includes an unknown number of illegal
migrant workers
as well as a smaller number of
trader
s, students,
diplomats
,
tourists
and other visitors. According to the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR), there are 950,000 registered Afghan citizens living in
Iran
. However, Iran's
Ministry of Interior
estimates that the total number of Afghans in Iran is around 3 million. The ones designated refugees are under the care of the UNHCR, and provided legal status by the
Government of Iran
. They cannot obtain
Iranian citizenship
or
permanent residency
, and live in Iran under time-limited condition of stay.
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