KABUL, Jun 19 (NNN-BNA) – More than five million Afghan refugees relinquished their refugee status and returned to their homeland since the current Afghan administration took power nearly four years ago, according to Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.
“Since taking over power by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, 310,000 families numbering 2,848,000 individuals have returned from Pakistan, Iran and Turkiye to their homeland Afghanistan,” the state-run Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) quoted Haqqani as saying last night.
Citing the official, the state-owned media outlet reported that, in addition to the return of families to Afghanistan, a total of 2,433,000 individuals from the said countries have been either deported or returned voluntarily over the period, and in general, “5,281,000 refugees” have been resettled in their home country.
The Afghan interim government took over power in Aug, 2021, following the withdrawal of the U.S.-led foreign troops from Afghanistan.
All the returnees have received necessary assistance at the crossing points and have been transported to their home provinces, the official added.– NNN-BNA
