04 March 2026

Regional Focus: Asia Pacific - Pt. 2 (Afghans)

Short pieces:

A Hard Journey Home: Stories of Return, Loss, and New Beginnings (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

Pakistan’s Deportations of Afghan Refugees: A Test of International Refugee Protections (The Diplomatic Pouch, Feb. 2026) [text]

UNHCR seeks support for solutions as 5.4 million Afghans return since late 2023 (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

Reports:

2025 Afghan Returns: One Year Recap (UNHCR, Feb. 2026) [text]

Compounding Returns: A Study on Remittance Loss and the Cost of Deportations (Samuel Hall & World Vision, March 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Beyond borders, beyond care, beyond barriers: navigating barriers to healthcare access for undocumented Afghan immigrants in host societies," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 27 Feb. 2026 [open access]
- Focuses on Pakistan.

"Enduring Aspirations and Continuous Mobility: Formation, Realisation and Repression of Migration Aspirations of Afghan Returnees," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 5 (Sept. 2025) [open access]

"Racialized vulnerability and socioeconomic determinants of health among Afghan refugees in Pakistan," Scientific Reports, 18 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Safety nets beyond borders, bodies, and barriers: informal reproductive healthcare adaptation and coping strategies of undocumented Afghan women migrants in Pakistan," International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, vol. 21, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

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