Iran Border Guard Command: No evidence Afghan migrants drowned
Ghanbar Naderi
Press TV, Taibad
According to Iran’s Border Guard commanders, it’s fake news that Iranian border guards tortured and threw dozens of Afghans into the Harirud River in western Herat Province on late April 30.
The Iranian commanders say that the river is far from the Iranian border guard posts and those who try to enter the country illegally, are always treated in a humane way under international human rights law.
Speaking to Press TV, the Iranian commanders said their border guards had nothing to do with the drowning of Afghan nationals along the border. They also made it absolutely clear that there is no evidence whatsoever to suggest that some Afghan nationals drowned here in recent days. They said videos shared on social media that show bodies on the river bank are not from this particular border.
The Iranian commanders also said no confrontation at all took place between their forces and Afghan nationals at the alleged site, dismissing all allegations of transferring the individuals to a camp or subjecting them to inhumane treatment as absolutely untrue.
Because of its long border with Afghanistan, Iran has to deal with problems such as smugglers, drug dealers and terrorists mixing with illegal migrants. The country spends billions of dollars on Afghan migrants every year in various sectors.
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