Afghanistan, April 30 -- In April, 250,000 Afghan refugees returned from Iran and Pakistan, straining Afghanistan's fragile resources amid ongoing economic and humanitarian crises.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that approximately 250,000 Afghan migrants returned from Iran and Pakistan in April 2025 alone.
Out of the total, nearly 96,000 were forcibly deported, while about 154,000 left voluntarily due to rising pressure and harsh policies in both neighboring countries.
UNHCR has warned that this large-scale return places immense pressure on Afghanistan's fragile humanitarian resources, which are already strained and underfunded.
The report noted that such mass returns risk worsening the already di...