Afghanistan, Aug. 8 -- The UN warns that Afghan women and girls returning from Iran and Pakistan urgently need humanitarian aid, facing poverty, violence, displacement, and lack of shelter, healthcare, and education.

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality (UN Women) has warned that Afghanistan women and girls returning from Iran and Pakistan urgently require humanitarian aid to rebuild their lives in communities strained by economic hardship and environmental challenges.

In a statement released Friday, August 8, the agency reported that over two million undocumented Afghans have returned from Iran and Pakistan since September 2023. Many of these returnees are arriving in a country they have never lived in before.

The report highli...