Nearly all fatalities from Afghanistan bus crash were deportees from Iran

A bus crash in western Afghanistan killed 78 people after colliding with a fuel truck and a motorcycle in Herat province. A Taliban interior ministry spokesperson confirmed that 71 of the fatalities were Afghans who had recently been deported from Iran. The incident highlights the larger issue of forced returns from neighboring countries, with millions of Afghans having fled to Iran and Pakistan over decades. Iran has recently escalated deportations, particularly following a conflict with Israel, amid accusations that some Afghans were acting as spies.