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UN says Afghan women face fresh dress-code arrests as returnees struggle to rebuild
UNAMA says at least 52 women and one girl were arrested or detained in Herat and Kabul, while IOM reports nearly 6.5 million people have returned from Iran and Pakistan since 2023.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- UN reports a renewed pattern of arrests of Afghan women while migration officials warn that returnee needs are outpacing support.
- Who is affected
- Afghan women and girls, and nearly 6.5 million Afghans returned from Iran and Pakistan since 2023.
- What changes
- Authorities are urged to end discriminatory dress-code enforcement, while returnee support must extend beyond arrival to housing, documentation and services.
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Sources
- Afghanistan: Women face fresh dress code arrests amid record refugee returns — ONU News — notícias primary source