Afghanistan, Sept. 18 -- The return of more than four million Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan since 2023 has intensified Afghanistan's economic crisis, worsening unemployment, displacement, and humanitarian pressures.
Since September 2023, more than four million Afghans have been forced to return from Iran and Pakistan, including nearly 1.5 million in the current year alone.
According to Al Jazeera on Thursday, September 18, the sudden influx has placed enormous pressure on Afghanistan's fragile economy, already weakened by years of conflict, isolation, and shrinking international aid.
The World Bank warned that the surge in returnees has worsened unemployment and could push Afghanistan into a deeper jobs crisis. By 2030, over one...