OCHA: Women and Girls Returning to Afghanistan Are the Most Vulnerable Group

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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, says that women and girls returning to Afghanistan are among the most vulnerable groups.

In a message posted on X on Thursday (23 April), OCHA said that many of these individuals enter the country without basic resources and face serious restrictions in access to services, education, livelihoods and protection support.

The message stated that returning women and girls face particular challenges, and meeting their immediate needs requires an urgent strengthening of humanitarian assistance.

This comes as, according to United Nations reports, around 2.9 million Afghans returned or were deported to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan in 2025, a significant number of whom are women and girls.