By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Friday expressed its deep concern over disturbing reports that Iranian border police opened fire on a group of Afghan migrants, resulting in deaths and injuries.
The alleged attack occurred on 14 to 15 October in the Kala Gan border area of Iran’s Sistan Province near the Iran-Pakistan border.
The organization Haalvsh focuses on Baloch rights in Iran has claimed that up to 260 civilians may have been killed or wounded. However, these figures remain unconfirmed.
Afghanistan’s de facto authorities stated that an probe into the incident has begun.
UNAMA’s Human Rights Service is in contact with the DFA regarding the matter.
UNAMA has called for a “thorough and transparent investigation” into the reported attack.
The mission emphasized that the “rights, of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are protected by international law.”
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