KABUL (Pajhwok): So far 67,000 Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan under a UNHCR -facilitated voluntary repatriation programme since January 1, an official said on Saturday.
In May 2,600 families returned, in June 1,250, in July 12,900 and in August so far 46,900 people have returned voluntarily to Afghanistan, a spokesperson for UNHCR in Pakistan, Duniya Aslam Khan, told Pajhwok Afghan News.
About problems the Afghan families face in receiving aid from the UN agency and their increasing number, Khan said soon after Eidul Fitr, they . . .
