Start supporting returnees

In October 2023, the Pakistani government announced that people without the documentation required to stay in the country would be repatriatedby the end of October, and by November they cracked down on those who had not left. As a result, by January 2024, more than 400,000 “returnees” had arrived in Afghanistan. Some of these people were born in Pakistan, never having lived in Afghanistan, and more than half of the 400,000 are children.

Many of the returnees have nowhere to settle due to a forced sudden move. They are trying to start a new life, relying on relatives living in Afghanistan. About 30% of these people are trying to settle down in “Nangarhar Province” just across the border. JEN has been working in “Nangarhar Province” for many years, and we plan to include the returnees in our projects.

JEN will start supporting these people by distributing school kits and hygiene kits to the children of returnees, distributing two months' worth of food to returnee households in particularly difficult circumstances, and providing livelihood support to help them rebuild their lives. We will do our best to support the returnees to form a good life in Afghanistan.

Unfortunately, in Japan there are few opportunities to learn about the situation in Afghanistan in the news as there is limited information spread, however, JEN will continue to disseminate information and hope that you will follow it with interest.


Returnee selling street food with the tools he had.
JEN will support these people so that they can earn sufficient income.

Food distribution will include staple foods such as flour, rice, beans and, in keeping with local culture, green tea.
This picture shows a food distribution project JEN conducted in the past.

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JEN is committed to helping people in difficult circumstances,

JEN provides support activities focusing on "restoring independent lives" and "psychological care.

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