Three Afghan Returnees Die After Being Stranded for Two Weeks at Torkham Border

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Three Afghan refugees, a woman and two infants, died on Saturday after being stranded for days at the Spin Boldak border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, local sources in Kandahar told KabulNow.

The two children, aged two and three months, reportedly died of starvation, while the woman succumbed to illness after being trapped at the border for 15 days. They passed away in the Pukhta Pul district shortly after finally re-entering Afghanistan via the Spin Boldak crossing.