UNHCR: Over 1.4M Return to Afghanistan Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis

UNHCR: Over 1.4M return to Afghanistan amid worsening humanitarian crisis

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Friday that humanitarian needs in Afghanistan are escalating rapidly as over 1.4 million people, mostly returnees from Iran and Pakistan, have entered the country in 2025 alone. According to UNHCR’s Afghanistan Representative Arafat Jamal, the scale and speed of these returns are straining the agency’s capacity, with existing support systems nearing collapse under funding shorta…

Kabul residents say basic needs have become harder to meet

As the country’s economic crisis continues to deepen, residents of the capital say that meeting even the most basic daily needs has become increasingly difficult. They call on the UN and international organizations to provide urgent, targeted humanitarian assistance. One street vendor in Kabul who pushes a cart through the city said he earns just 100 to 200 afghanis a day — the equivalent of about $1 to $2 — while his monthly rent is 5,000 afgha…

UNHCR appeals for urgent global support to Afghan returnees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued an urgent appeal to the international support to assist more than 1.4 million Afghans returning or forcibly repatriated to Afghanistan so far this year--- including over one million from Iran alone.

1.4 million Afghans returned, urgent aid needed: UNHCR - Khaama Press

Over 1.4 million migrants have returned to Afghanistan in 2024, many forcibly deported. UNHCR urges urgent financial aid to support returnees. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that more than 1.4 million migrants have returned to Afghanistan since the beginning of 2024. The agency expressed urgent concern over the growing humanitarian burden, emphasizing that immediate financial support is needed to assist th…