Afghanistan Peace CampaignThe Islamic Emirate said that serious efforts are ongoing to address the challenges of Afghan migrants in order to provide them with shelter.
Save the Children said that most children from Afghan families deported from Pakistan do not have access to adequate shelter, education, and food.
The organization, citing a published survey, added that one in every three children faces a hunger crisis, and one in every six families lives under a tent.
Save the Children said: “About three-quarters of returnees and families in host communities reduced portion sizes or restricted the food consumption of adults so small children could eat on at least two days in the previous week. Almost 8 million children in Afghanistan – or one in three – are facing crisis levels of hunger. Nearly one in six families live in tents. Only a third had managed to bring assets back with them from Pakistan. Almost two thirds (65%) of children who have returned to Afghanistan have not been enrolled in school.”
Khan Mohammad, who recently returned from Pakistan to Kabul, said he had left the country during the former Soviet Red Army’s presence and now faces a challenging life with his children.
Khan Mohammad told TOLOnews: “We couldn’t work in Pakistan, and if we went out, they would arrest us and ask for money in exchange for release.”
“We have neither a shelter to live in nor anything to eat; these are our problems,” a woman deported from Pakistan told TOLOnews.
Ahmadullah, 30, also recently returned with his family from Pakistan and is worried about advancing their life and providing for them.
“We are poor people, it would be very good if we are helped, as we have neither work nor shelter here,” Ahmadullah told TOLOnews.
The Islamic Emirate said that serious efforts are ongoing to address the challenges of Afghan migrants in order to provide them with shelter.
Hamdullah Fetrat, the deputy spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, said: “The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation created commissions for returning migrants and displaced people that have been addressing their issues for over a year now, and work on building houses for them is proceeding rapidly.”
According to the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, 555 Afghan migrants returned to the country through the Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings on Wednesday.