09/06/2026
I have been throughout Afghanistan these last two years, including at all the border points between Pakistan, Iran, and Tajikistan.
What I would say is that the issue of returnees to Afghanistan is an issue that is overlapping on many other crises. Six million returnees since September 2023 is 15% of the population. This is a massive demographic shock and it comes to a country where the people are ready to receive them, but they are not equipped.
Read the full interview here: https://swn.af/en/2026/06/salam-watandars-special-interview-with-the-unhcr-representative-in-afghanistan/
