Afghanistan, July 1 -- The IFRC has called for immediate international aid to assist Afghanistan, as over 800,000 migrants, primarily from Iran, return this year.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has called for increased global support in response to the rising deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran. Since January this year, over 800,000 Afghan migrants have returned to Afghanistan through the Islam Qala border crossing. In June alone, more than 137,000 people arrived, many of them exhausted and lacking sufficient food, water, or shelter.
The IFRC has expressed urgent concern about the intensifying situation, as these migrants arrive in a country already facing significant challenges, including...