Deadly Bus Crash Highlights Afghan Crisis Amid Mass Deportations

In a tragic incident that reveals the dangerous consequences of regional mismanagement, at least 79 Afghans, including 19 children, lost their lives when their bus collided with a truck and motorbike in Herat province. This catastrophic collision occurred late Tuesday night as these individuals were returning home from Iran amid a wave of forced repatriations. The circumstances surrounding this disaster cannot be viewed in isolation but as part of a broader pattern of instability affecting Afghanistan and its neighbors. Nearly two million Afghans have been pressured to leave Iran recently, with Pakistan and Turkey also conducting large-scale deportations. These mass...