UNHCR Warns of Deepening Crisis as 150,000 Afghan Migrants Return from Iran and Pakistan This Year

Kathmandu. Approximately 150,000 Afghan migrants have returned home from Pakistan and Iran this year, the United Nations refugee agency stated on Friday, warning that the pace and scale of the return is pushing Afghanistan further into crisis.Afghans had found refuge in Pakistan and Iran to escape the decades-long political and economic turmoil in Afghanistan, but in recent years, these countries have increased their deportation processes. The campaign has forced millions to cross the border back into a country struggling to support them.“Around 150,000 Afghans have returned home from Iran and Pakistan so far this year,” said Arafat Jamal, UNHCR Representative...