UNHCR mobilizing across region as Middle East crisis escalates
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UNHCR mobilizing across region as Middle East crisis escalates
Afghan returnees cross the Torkham border point from Pakistan in September 2025, amid large-scale refugee returns from Pakistan and Iran since late 2023.
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