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UN says 270,000 Afghans have returned from Iran, Pakistan this year

  • UNHCR says 110,000 Afghans returned from Iran while 160,000 returned from Pakistan since start of 2026
  • Return numbers seem to have risen since Gulf war erupted on Feb. 28, says UNHCR official in Afghanistan
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Return of millions of Afghans from Pakistan and Iran pushes Afghanistan to the brink, UN warns

By AP ·

Germany to take in more than 500 stranded Afghans from Pakistan

By AFP ·
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Islamabad says open to Saudi mediation after militant attacks collapse truce with Afghanistan

By Waseem Abbasi ·

UNHCR urges Islamabad to allow Afghans with special protection needs to stay in Pakistan

By KASHIF IMRAN ·

Afghanistan’s economy buckles as millions return from Pakistan and Iran, UNDP warns

By Reuters ·

Pakistan reopens key border crossing for return of Afghan refugees after deadly clashes

By Arab News Pakistan ·
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Afghan music collector fears for cassette legacy as Pakistan intensifies deportations

By WASIM SAJJAD ·
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‘Leaving empty-handed’: Afghan refugees in Karachi sell off years of savings ahead of deportation

By NAIMAT KHAN ·

Pakistan says ‘we decide who stays,’ after UN plea over Afghans

By AFP ·
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Germany to restart intake of at-risk Afghans stranded in Pakistan after legal pressure — report

By Reuters ·
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Taste of exile: Beloved Afghan street food disappears from Pakistani cities amid deportation drive

By Kashaf Rehman - delete - NAIMAT KHAN ·
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Afghan cattle farmers fear for future and flock as Pakistan deportation threat looms

By Usama Iqbal Khawaja ·

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Rustam Shah Mohmand
Expelling Afghan refugees will be the nail in the coffin for Pakistan’s goodwill 
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