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Afghans returning from Iran and Pakistan

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DevelopingNext check : Further arrivals from Iran and Pakistan and responses to returnees’ immediate needs.

Where it stands

About six million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan in under three years, many forcibly from Iran and Pakistan. The latest report says drought and shrinking foreign aid are leaving returnees’ needs for shelter, livelihoods and education beyond available resources; it does not say the large-scale return process has ceased.

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    1. Update 16 Million Pushed Back to Afghanistan in Under 3 Years as Aid Runs Dry

    The story so far

    1. Update 1

      6 Million Pushed Back to Afghanistan in Under 3 Years as Aid Runs Dry

      About six million Afghans have been pushed back from Iran and Pakistan since September 2023, with almost half arriving in 2025 — overwhelming border towns and an aid system already in retreat.

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      • No verified breakdown by country, timing, or forcible versus voluntary share exists.
      • No verified accounting of aid funding against shelter and service needs exists.

    History

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    Who's involved

    People

    • Lyse DoucetCanadian journalist and television presenter1 report

    Places

    • AfghanistanAfghanistan1 report
    • IranIran1 report
    • KabulKabul, Afghanistan1 report
    • PakistanPakistan1 report
    • آمریت پاسپورت بندر تورخم43CV+WCQ, Torkham, 266801, Afghanistan1 report

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