KABUL, Aug 23 (NNN-BNA) – A total of 1,693 Afghan refugee families, totalling 6,202 individuals, returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan yesterday, Afghanistan’s High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems, announced today.
The returnees crossed into Afghanistan through the Islam Qala border crossing, in western Herat province, the Torkham border crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, the Spin Boldak border crossing, in southern Kandahar province, and the Abrisham border crossing in western Nimroz province, it said.
Over two million Afghans, including 500,000 children, have returned from Iran, Pakistan, and other countries this year alone, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported early this month.
Around six million Afghan refugees, most of whom are undocumented, are currently living abroad, with most living in Iran and Pakistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation reported in late July.– NNN-BNA
