US EditionUN Envoy Urges Urgent Global Response as Afghan Returns Surge
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Since 1 January 2025, 1.3 million Afghans have been forced to return to their country, coming from Iran or Pakistan. Overcrowded, the authorities hand over to NGOs and the United Nations. A large part of the returnees have to deal with a Taliban regime they have not known, especially women.
UN envoy urges urgent global response as Afghan returns surge
The United Nations has issued a stark appeal for immediate international assistance as Afghanistan grapples with an unprecedented wave of returnees, with over 1.3 million Afghans forced to return in 2025 alone. Speaking during a visit to the Islam Qala border crossing with Iran, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva described the humanitarian situation as overwhelming and warned that the country cannot absorb the current scal…
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