UNICEF warns Afghan children returning from Iran face growing risks, uncertainty

UNICEF warns Afghan children returning from Iran face growing risks, uncertainty

Agency says families are arriving exhausted at border crossings as humanitarian needs rise - Anadolu Ajansı

UNICEF Warns of Rising Risks for Afghan Children Returning From Iran

This photo taken on November 23, 2023 shows Afghan refugee children sitting outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Azakhel Voluntary Repatriation Centre in Nowshera. More than 345,000 Afghans have returned to their country or been deported since Pakistan in October ordered undocumented migrants or those who have overstayed their visas to leave. (Photo by FAROOQ NAEEM / AFP) / TO GO WITH ‘PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN-UK-US-MIGR…

UNICEF warns surge of returnees from Iran puts children at risk

UNICEF warned that increasing numbers of Afghan families returning from Iran are placing children at heightened risk, with many arriving exhausted and in urgent need of medical care and protection after difficult journeys across the border. The agency said families have been arriving at the Islam Qala border crossing in western Afghanistan and other entry points from Iran, many distressed and uncertain about what lies ahead as they return to the…