By Missy Simmons | Director of Organizational Development
Since the beginning of 2025 nearly 2 million Afghan refugees have been deported from neighboring countries such as Iran, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. The vast number of returnees is causing a humanitarian crisis amidst an already crippled economy which has over half the population in need of assistance.
Additionally, Afghan refugees with no home to return to are forced to survive in the harsh conditions of Afghanistan's summer months. We see that the need is great and so AAFF is currently surveying families for our next food distribution. We will be able to assist over 120 families with a month worth of staple food supplies. In this distribution we will be able to assist some of the families who have recently been forced to return to Afghanistan but have not been able to find work.
Last month, we were able to provide for some of the basic needs of returnees who do not have a home and were sleeping and sitting in the dirt. Community leaders asked if we could provide mats for 30 families who were forced to return from Iran, so they at least had a barrier from the ground. We were glad to help with this request but also realize their needs are greater than this.
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