The growing return of migrants from neighboring countries and ongoing regional instabilities have intensified humanitarian pressures in Afghanistan.
Vatican News reported on Saturday night, March 7, that more than one million citizens of Afghanistan have returned from Iran to their country in 2025 alone, a situation that has placed the already fragile aid system in Afghanistan under severe strain and triggered a new wave of internal displacement.
Meanwhile, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has warned that forced returns could destabilize the entire region.
According to the report, increasing U.S. and Israeli strikes inside Iran have further heightened concerns about the emergence of a new wave of displacement and additional pressure on neighboring countries.
The report notes that Iran is one of the largest hosts of migrants from Afghanistan in the world, with approximately 3.8 million people from Afghanistan living there. Of these, around 750,000 are registered refugees, and more than 2.6 million are undocumented migrants.
At the same time, Pakistan has also intensified its deportation of undocumented migrants from Afghanistan or those holding expired temporary documents, with approximately three million people from Afghanistan currently residing in that country.
Vatican News writes that as humanitarian aid continues to decline, many returnees in Afghanistan are facing serious livelihood challenges and may resort to undertaking dangerous journeys to Europe in search of a better future.
You can read the Persian version of this news here:
افزایش بازگشت مهاجران افغان بحران بشردوستانه در افغانستان را تشدید کرده است
