1.7 Million Afghans Return From Iran, Pakistan, So Far This Year: UN

Islamabad: Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told a daily briefing that most of the returnees have limited ties to the local communities and are struggling to find shelter and economic opportunities. The host communities themselves also lack adequate services and resources.

According to Nam News Network, to support the response, 10 million U.S. dollars have recently been released, and additional funding is in the pipeline from the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund. The humanitarian community in Afghanistan is already preparing for another influx of returnees, following the Pakistani government’s deadline for Afghan Proof of Registration cardholders to leave the country by September 1.