UNICEF: One in Five Afghan deportees from Pakistan are children - Khaama Press

One in five returnees at Torkham border are children, UNICEF says

KABUL, Afghanistan — Roughly 20 percent of migrants returning from Pakistan through the Torkham border crossing are children, many of whom are unaccompanied or have been separated from their parents or guardians, the United Nations Children’s Fund reported Sunday. UNICEF warned that these children are in a “highly vulnerable and concerning situation,” requiring urgent humanitarian attention. The agency cited poor living conditions, limited acces…

UNICEF: One in Five Afghan deportees from Pakistan are children - Khaama Press

UNICEF reports 20% of Afghan deportees from Pakistan are children, many returning without families, facing urgent needs for shelter, food, education. Amid the ongoing forced deportations of Afghan nationals from Pakistan, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised serious concerns about the impact on minors. In a report released on Sunday, May 4, UNICEF stated that approximately 20% of Afghan deportees are children, with some being r…

Health officials in Nangarhar province say that since the start of the second wave of forced return of refugees from Pakistan, 34 babies have been born in the temporary camp in Torkham. Syed Mohammad Shahid, head of the health committee in the camp, said that two babies were born via cesarean section and the rest were born naturally. He claimed that the children and their mothers are receiving all the necessary health services. He said that a nu…