Reliable sources have informed Afghanistan International that the Islamic Republic of Iran has not extended the stay of hundreds of Afghan soldiers who have found refuge in this country. Afghanistan International spoke to a number of these soldiers in Tehran and Isfahan, who said their stay had expired or was about to. According to these people, they applied to Iran's Ministry of Sponsorship and Passports to extend their stay, but their requests were not accepted. According to the information received by Afghanistan International, these soldiers used to live in Tehran through the office of General Akramuddin Sari. According to them, the Iranian authorities told them that the previous stays were granted based on an order, but no new order was issued to extend them.