
UN says over 1.2 million Afghans forced to return from Iran, Pakistan in 2025
More than 1.2 million Afghans have been forced to return from both Iran and Pakistan so far this year, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported on Saturday, cautioning that all these repatriations could destabilize Afghanistan’s already fragile humanitarian landscape. The mass returns stem from crackdowns in both Iran and Pakistan that target illegal migrants,…