Kabul, Aug. 24 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns over serious health service gaps affecting Afghan returnees, particularly those coming back from Pakistan and Iran, Khaama Press reported.

According to Khaama Press, citing the WHO report, between July 31 and August 15, this year, a total of 106,109 people returned to Afghanistan, with the majority, around 83.7 per cent, arriving from Iran.

Notably, the number of people crossing through the Torkham border, a transit route between Pakistan and Afghanistan, nearly tripled during this time.

WHO reported critical shortages at border entry points, including a lack of essential medicines, female healthcare workers, gender-sensitive services, trauma care, isolation faci...