Nearly 350,000 displaced in Afghanistan in four months, IOM says

Nearly 350,000 displaced in Afghanistan in four months, IOM says

Nearly 350,000 Afghans have been displaced inside the country or returned from abroad in the first four months of this year, driven by economic hardship, drought, climate change and the lingering effects of decades of instability, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday. In a new report, the agency described bleak scenes at Islam Qala, a major border crossing with Iran, where families crowd together in makeshift shade while chil…