US Edition3m Afghans Could Return This Year: UN
AFGHANISTAN, JUL 11 – New policies in Iran and Pakistan have forced millions of Afghans to return home, with over 50,000 arrivals reported in a single day, straining Afghanistan's limited resources, UNHCR said.
- In early July, over 50,000 Afghan returnees crossed the Islam Qala border into Afghanistan, marking a peak in mass repatriation amid mounting pressure from host countries.
- Following the repatriation surge, Iran ordered four million 'illegal' Afghans to leave by July 6, with many reporting arrests and expulsions under pressure from authorities.
- UNHCR now estimates three million Afghan returns this year, exceeding initial forecasts of 1.4 million and with over 1.6 million already returned, mostly from Iran.
- Humanitarian efforts face funding gaps, with UNHCR's 28% response funding limiting water and sanitation aid for 7,000–10,000 daily returnees amid a broader 22% funded aid plan.
- Following the surge, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution with 116 votes urging Taliban to reverse repressive policies amid reports of an undignified, disorganized Afghan exodus generating immense humanitarian pressure.
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3m Afghans could return this year: UN
Three million Afghans could return to their country this year, a UN refugee official said Friday, warning that the repatriation flow is placing intense pressure on an already major humanitarian crisis. Iran and Pakistan have introduced new policies affecting displaced Afghans, with Tehran already having given four million "illegal" Afghans until July 6 to leave Iranian territory. "What we are seeing is the undignified, disorganized and massive e…
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UNITED NATIONS: Three million Afghans could return to their country this year, a UN refugee official said Friday, warning that the repatriation flow is placing intense pressure on an already major...
Iran and Pakistan have put in place new policies with regard to Afghans present on their soil. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees deplores the "unworthy, disorganized and mass exodus".
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