Afghan child at Torkham refugee camp, June 2026

An Afghan child at the Torkham border crossing refugee camp in Nangarhar, Afghanistan on 18 June 2026 — for millions of returnees, arrival home has signalled the start of a new and uncertain struggle.

Afghan children pictured at the Torkham border crossing refugee camp in Nangarhar on 18 June 2026, as waves of families returning from abroad face acute resettlement challenges inside Afghanistan.

Scenes at the Torkham border crossing camp in Nangarhar on 18 June 2026 show Afghan children among the returnees — many of whom reportedly spent years or even decades outside Afghanistan before this journey back.

A solitary Afghan child at the Torkham camp in Nangarhar on 18 June 2026 — a human face of the mass return movement that, according to reports, has placed severe strain on reception and resettlement infrastructure in eastern Afghanistan.

Groups of Afghan children were documented at the Torkham border crossing camp in Nangarhar on 18 June 2026, underscoring the scale of the ongoing return movement and the humanitarian needs it has generated.

For an Afghan child photographed at the Torkham camp in Nangarhar on 18 June 2026, the end of exile abroad has reportedly meant the beginning of fresh hardship — a pattern seen across millions of returning Afghan families.

Afghan children at the Torkham border crossing camp in Nangarhar on 18 June 2026 represent a generation caught in the crosscurrents of displacement and return — with resettlement support reportedly stretched thin across eastern Afghanistan.

Afghan refugees gather at the Torkham border crossing camp in Nangarhar, Afghanistan on 18 June 2026 — millions of returnees, some back after decades abroad, now face the daunting task of rebuilding lives in a country still grappling with instability.