# ‘A homeland I had never visited’: 6 million Afghans expelled by neighbours start again under the Taliban

https://mins.news/en/item/41706

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-02 09:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c4g5djd75gpo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The number of Afghans forced back from Pakistan and Iran this year has risen by another 1 million, bringing the total returned in less than three years to 6 million. Many arrive at Torkham without shelter or livelihoods, while women and girls face Taliban restrictions on education and public life.

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