The United Nations has announced that the widespread return of refugees to Afghanistan, coupled with restrictions imposed on women, has made the humanitarian situation more difficult.
On Thursday, December 11, 2025, the organization released a report stating that in 2025 alone, more than two million people of Afghanistan have returned to the country, and the total number of returnees over the past two years has reached more than four million people.
According to the report, women and children constitute 60 percent of all returnees, while in Afghanistan, women are deprived of education, work, and, in some cases, health services.
The United Nations says that Afghanistan’s economic situation is also deteriorating, and despite a projected 4.5 percent growth in gross domestic product, per capita income will decrease by approximately four percent due to population growth.
The report also refers to restrictions on women’s participation in humanitarian activities, noting that since September, female staff have been banned from working in person at United Nations facilities.
The United Nations says that, alongside existing challenges, the ban on women working in UN offices has also severely affected the delivery of humanitarian aid.
You can read the Persian version of this news here:
سازمان ملل: بازگشت پناهجویان و محدودیت زنان بحران انسانی افغانستان را تشدید کرده است
