"census process"

#13528372

3 Apr 2026

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands next to an awareness board for the Census 2027 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 02, 2026. India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. This year's census is a $1.24 billion exercise during which more than three million Indian officials will spend a year surveying about 1.4 billion Indians about their household composition, living conditions, and access to basic amenities. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation.

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#13111194

19 Dec 2025

A young Afghan refugee sits in the Alghadir Refugee Camp located in the suburb of the border city of Zahedan near Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, 1,486 km (924 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2025. Under Iran's Ministry of Interior regulations, Sistan and Baluchistan Province is a restricted area for foreign nationals, including Afghan migrants and refugees. Residence, work, and long-term stay are prohibited, with exceptions only for tourism or investment on valid visas.

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#13107006

18 Dec 2025

A young Afghan female refugee watches as Afghan men load their belongings onto a vehicle in the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025, before leaving Iran for Afghanistan. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants (particularly Afghans) are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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#13107007

18 Dec 2025

An Afghan taxi drives along the road to the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants, particularly Afghans, are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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#13107008

18 Dec 2025

An Iranian Baloch man walks near a border wall outside the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants, particularly Afghans, are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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#13107009

18 Dec 2025

A view of a border wall exists outside the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants, particularly Afghans, are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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#13107010

18 Dec 2025

A vehicle drives along the road beside a border wall outside the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants, particularly Afghans, are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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#13107011

18 Dec 2025

An Afghan refugee wears a protective face mask and sits in the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025, before leaving Iran for Afghanistan. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants, particularly Afghans, are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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#13107012

18 Dec 2025

A veiled Afghan female refugee wears a protective face mask and sits in the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025, before leaving Iran for Afghanistan. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants (particularly Afghans) are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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#13107013

18 Dec 2025

A young Afghan female refugee poses for photographs in the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025, before leaving Iran for Afghanistan with her family. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants, particularly Afghans, are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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#13107014

18 Dec 2025

An Afghan refugee stands in the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025, before leaving Iran for Afghanistan. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants, particularly Afghans, are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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#13107015

18 Dec 2025

An elderly Afghan refugee holds worry beads while standing in the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025, before leaving Iran for Afghanistan. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants, particularly Afghans, are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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#13107016

18 Dec 2025

An Afghan refugee poses for photographs in the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025, before leaving Iran for Afghanistan. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants, particularly Afghans, are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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#13107017

18 Dec 2025

An elderly Afghan refugee poses for photographs in the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025, before leaving Iran for Afghanistan. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants, particularly Afghans, are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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#13107018

18 Dec 2025

A young Afghan female refugee speaks with her mother in the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025, before leaving Iran for Afghanistan. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants (particularly Afghans) are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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#13107019

18 Dec 2025

Two young Afghan children play with a puzzle in the Milak refugee camp on Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan, in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, directly opposite Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimruz Province, approximately 1,688 km (1,050 miles) east of Tehran, Iran, on December 17, 2025, before they leave Iran for Afghanistan with their families. Official reports state that from late 2024, census cards and temporary residence permits for migrants (particularly Afghans) are revoked, and the Ministry of Interior sets July 6, 2025, as the final deadline for unauthorized foreign nationals to leave Iran.

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