Over 128,000 Afghan refugees return home
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The agency noted that about 7 million Afghan refugees, most of whom are undocumented migrants, are currently living abroad, with most living in Pakistan and Iran.
Owing to the mass deportation of Afghan refugees by the Pakistani government, about 128,000 Afghans have so far returned to their homeland from Pakistan and Iran in the month of April alone.
Between two days of Friday 25 April and Saturday 26 April, a total of 1,667 Afghan families with 8,090 members returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan, Afghanistan’s High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems reported on Sunday.
The refugees have come home via the Torkham border crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Kandahar province, the Islam Qala border point in western Herat province, and the Abrisham border crossing point in western Nimroz province, it said.
The commission provides temporary shelters, nourishment, water, medical care, and transportation services to their respective provinces for the returnees.
Xinhua News Agency quoted the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as saying nearly 120,000 Afghan refugees returned to their homeland from Pakistan from April 1 to 24.
The agency noted that about 7 million Afghan refugees, most of whom are undocumented migrants, are currently living abroad, with most living in Pakistan and Iran.
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