Massive Afghan Deportation Crisis Intensifies Hunger Emergency

Over 2.5 million Afghans face acute hunger after being expelled from Iran and Pakistan. Massive aid cuts and lost remittances fuel a humanitarian emergency.

A humanitarian emergency is unfolding across Afghanistan AFAFas over 2.5 million Afghan migrants have been expelled from Iran IRIRand Pakistan PKPK under massive repatriation programs. This large-scale movement of people occurs during the harsh winter months, returning millions to a nation where 17 million people already face acute hunger. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that 3 million additional people now face acute hunger specifically due to the return of these migrants and the subsequent loss of remittance income they previously sent from abroad.
An Afghan woman lights fire to cook food at a makeshift kitchen in Markhor-e-Sufla village, Herat, Afghanistan October 26, 2024. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib
An Afghan woman lights fire to cook food at a makeshift kitchen in Markhor-e-Sufla village, Herat, Afghanistan October 26, 2024. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib
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