ISLAMABAD, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday that more than one million Afghans have returned from Pakistan to Afghanistan so far in 2025.
The refugee agency said in a statement that it has increased its presence at border crossing points, where many returnees including a large number of women and children "are arriving cold, exhausted and in urgent need of assistance."
The agency and its partners are providing temporary shelters, relief items and protection services to support families upon arrival.
According to the UNHCR, the intensifying winter and sharply strained humanitarian resources are creating a growing gap between urgent needs and available support.
Without sustained and expanded assistance, the sustainability of returns from both Iran and Pakistan remains uncertain, and onward movement may become inevitable if families cannot reintegrate. ■
