The leaders of Pakistan and China have called on the Islamic Emirate to adopt "moderate policies’ and form an inclusive government.

According to a joint statement issued by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese Premier Li Qiang, they also emphasized the need to prevent the use of Afghanistan’s soil against its neighbors and called for an effective and measurable fight against terrorism in Afghanistan.

Li is in Islamabad for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting.

Pakistan accuses the Islamic Emirate of supporting its opposition groups, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Pakistani officials say that TTP has plotted and carried out attacks on them from Afghanistan.

However the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has repeatedly denied such allegations and has accused Pakistan of supporting Daesh.

Sharif and Li also called for the strengthening of anti-terrorism cooperation on a bilateral and multilateral level and called on the Islamic Emirate government to take concrete and verifiable measures to eliminate terrorist groups active in this country.

The two leaders also emphasized the importance of strengthening communication and coordination regarding the situation in Afghanistan and called for "coordinated efforts of the international community to encourage the Islamic Emirate to establish an inclusive political framework and implement moderate policies."

The two countries agreed to play a constructive role in supporting the sustainable development of Afghanistan and its integration into the international community.

Iranian forces have allegedly killed at least 260 Afghan migrants after opening fire on them near the Kalgan border crossing on Sunday evening.

According to Haalvsh, an Iranian-based human rights organization, survivors of the shooting described horror scenes when Iranian military forces targeted the group.

Haalvsh reported that two survivors said there had been a group of about 300 migrants trying to cross the border when they were shot at and targeted with RPGs.

“Two hundred and sixty Afghan citizens were killed in the shooting of the Islamic Republic's military forces on the Sarawan border," Haalvsh quoted a survivor as saying.

Haalvsh said dozens were also wounded.

"On Sunday evening, dozens of Afghan citizens were targeted by direct fire and RPGs by the Islamic Republic's military forces who were ambushed in advance at the Kalgan-Saravan border. As a result, dozens of these migrants were killed and dozens more injured,” the organization stated.

According to images provided by the survivors of the alleged massacre many migrants were shot multiple times.

Iranian officials have not yet responded to these claims.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that 60 percent of returnees have been deported forcibly from Iran, and that 841,521 returnees received assistance from the organization.

In a report released on October 14, the IOM stated an unprecedented rise in the number of Afghan migrants returning to their homeland, both forcibly and voluntarily.

According to the report, 60 percent of Afghan returnees from Iran were forced to return, while 40 percent returned voluntarily.

The IOM added that from January 2023 to July of this year, at least 1.7 million Afghan migrants have returned from Iran.

This organization has called on all countries to immediately stop the forced return of Afghans, both in the short term and in the long term, until the appropriate grounds are provided.

Meanwhile, the general commander of Iran's police force Ahmad Reza Radan said that they will deport two million illegal immigrants, the majority of whom will be Afghans.

"Unauthorized citizens cannot stay in the country under any circumstances,” said Reza Radan.

Acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, met Tuesday with Iran's ambassador and special envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi and asked Iran to deal with Afghan migrants until suitable conditions for their return are provided.

In addition, a delegation from the Ministry of Refugees is sent to Iran to closely examine the problems of immigrants and to discuss with Iranian authorities ways to solve their problems.