The UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has stated that 1.6 million people have fled from Afghanistan since the Taliban assumed power two years ago. In a recent report, the UN agency indicates that more than 8.2 million people from Afghanistan have sought protection and asylum outside the country as of June 2023, mainly living in Iran and Pakistan but also in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. Among them include 2.1 million registered refugees and 1.6 million others who arrived since … Continue reading 1.6 million people fled from Afghanistan since Taliban takeover, UNICEF says