Afghanistan recorded the return of 6,202 refugees from Iran and Pakistan on Friday, officials confirmed.
According to Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems, 1,693 refugee families crossed back into the country on Friday, using multiple border points including Islam Qala in Herat, Torkham in Nangarhar, Spin Boldak in Kandahar, and Abrisham in Nimroz.
The commission did not specify the reasons behind this particular wave of returns, though both Iran and Pakistan have recently stepped up deportations of undocumented Afghans.
In early August, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that more than 2 million Afghans, including 500,000 children, have returned from Iran, Pakistan, and other countries so far this year.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in July that around 6 million Afghan nationals remain abroad, the majority of them undocumented and residing in Iran and Pakistan.
UN agencies have repeatedly called for better protections and reintegration assistance for the returnees, citing risks of poverty, unemployment, and lack of access to education and healthcare.
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that it has temporarily suspended activities at its returnee encashment centres across Afghanistan, after de facto authorities ordered Afghan female staff not to work.
Afghanistan and Kazakhstan have signed a new trade agreement worth $2 million, further expanding economic ties between the two countries.
King Charles has expressed his condolences to the people of Afghanistan following last week’s devastating earthquakes that killed more than 2,200 people in the eastern provinces of Kunar, Laghman and Nangarhar.
Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have agreed to strengthen cooperation on major energy projects, including electricity transmission and the long-delayed TAPI gas pipeline, during high-level talks in Kabul.
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The United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt called Friday for a three-month humanitarian truce in Sudan, followed by a permanent ceasefire and a transitional process toward civilian-led governance.
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