Nearly 66,000 Afghans displaced amid fierce fighting on Pakistan border: UN
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UN migration agency warns that escalating violence on Afghanistan-Pakistan border risks further displacement.
The United Nations says nearly 66,000 people have been displaced in Afghanistan as heavy shelling and explosions marked a seventh day of fighting along the country’s border with Pakistan.
The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Wednesday warned of “escalating cross-border hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan and their growing humanitarian impact on civilians and people on the move”.
“The ongoing military confrontation along the Durand Line has reportedly resulted in civilian casualties, damage to critical infrastructure, and the displacement of nearly 66,000 people in eastern and southeastern Afghanistan,” the agency said in a statement.
“These developments risk further displacement, accelerating returns, and exacerbating vulnerabilities in communities that are already overstretched and under-resourced.”
The neighbouring countries are experiencing their worst fighting in years after Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities launched an operation last week against the Pakistani military along the 2,640km (1,640-mile) Durand Line, which separates the two nations.
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