Afghanistani refugees killed in US-Israeli attacks in Iran

There are reports coming from inside Iran that the ongoing US-Israeli aggression has resulted in dozens of deaths of Afghan refugees. Due to the internet and communication restrictions in Iran, the information usually travels from Iran to Afghanistan and then spreads from there. Family members call their relatives in Afghanistan to let them know about their safety but as the war goes on, the news has become increasingly harrowing.

According to the BBC Persian, 31 Afghanistani immigrants have lost their lives in the US-Israeli criminal war of aggression against the people of Iran. On social media, various accounts were published, but most report that the number of casualties exceeds 50. Afghanistani Immigrants, especially Hazaras, constitute a substantial presence in construction, municipality, farming, brick factories, stone factories, and other menial jobs.

I asked a reporter based in London why Afghanistani refugee fatalities are so high.

In response, he told me that Tehran is almost vacated by its residents, Afghanistani refugees did not have any place to flee to. So they remained behind. Now they are being hired and employed as rescue missions to remove debris and rescue people out of the rubble in the aftermath of US-Israeli bombings. 

This father and his two children are among the victims.