The World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan is deeply concerned about the health needs of Afghan returnees, particularly women and children, who have been arriving in record numbers through border points with the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan.

Since April 2025, more than 836 000 returnees have crossed into Afghanistan through official points of entry, including Islam Qala, Torkham, Milak and Spinboldak, in what has become one of the country’s most urgent humanitarian challenges.