Afghanistan's Chief Executive hails Iran for hosting Afghan refugees

Abdullah made the remarks in a meeting attended by several foreign ambassadors, UN and EU representatives residing in Afghanistan.

He also urged foreign countries to observe security status before deciding to repatriate Afghan refuges.

Afghanistan security condition is deteriorating. The increasing trend of terrorist and suicide attacks in several Afghan provinces, which have been skyrocketed during the past two years and the unemployment of the youth have prompted the Afghans to immigrate to other countries.

Currently, over seven million Afghan refugees are residing in foreign countries of whom six million are dwelling in Iran and Pakistan.

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