KABUL, Jun 22 (NNN-BNA) – Around 10,000 Afghan refugees are leaving Iran daily, to return to their homeland, amid war and insecurity in the Mideast country, local media outlet, Tolonews, reported last night.
“Recently, due to war and insecurity in Iran, the return of refugees from the country has increased. Between 8,000 and 10,000 individuals are returning daily, via the Islam Qala crossing point, in western Herat province,” the report quoted Abdul Rahim Rahmani, deputy director of Border Affairs for Returnees and Refugees, at the Islam Qala crossing point, as saying.
Meanwhile, thousands of Afghan refugees – probably between 2,000 and 3,000 individuals and around 300 families – are also returning to their homeland via Nimroz province, according to local officials.
In wake of Israeli airstrikes, which began on Jun 13, in different cities and provinces of Iran, including the capital city of Tehran, thousands of Afghans living as refugees in the neighbouring country have returned home to escape the war.
In a latest development, U.S. President, Donald Trump, announced yesterday that, the United States has completed attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran, including “Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan.”– NNN-BNA
