Afghanistan, April 7 -- A pregnant Afghan woman from Kunduz died at a checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, after delays in documentation and limited medical access.
Pakistani police said the woman, originally from Kunduz province, was awaiting completion of her immigration paperwork at the Bekyari checkpoint when she went into labor.
She tragically died before reaching a hospital due to the lack of timely medical assistance. Local sources say long, complex administrative procedures and inadequate healthcare services continue to put Afghan migrants at serious risk.
Pakistan, alongside Iran, hosts one of the largest Afghan refugee populations, with many facing bureaucratic hurdles and limited access to essential services.
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