liya khan

Editor’s Note: Afghanistan is suffering a humanitarian crisis, and the return of refugees from Iran and Pakistan has made a bad situation worse. Liya Khan, a former State Department official, and researcher Andrew Mines argue that the slashing of aid to Afghanistan poses a security as well as a humanitarian risk, enabling the growth of groups like the Islamic State-Khorasan Province in the country. Daniel Byman *** In 2025, an estimated 2.9 million Afghans returned to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.