Charity transports returnees to provinces free of charge

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The Bayat Foundation has launched a 10-day campaign transferring refugees to their native provinces as the number of Afghan returnees from Islam Qala border increases.

Head of Afghan Wireless Telecommunications Company and Bayat Foundation Ehsanullah Bayad announced during his visit to Islam Qala port of western Herat province that they had provided the returnees with facilities like basic services, transfer to their provinces and distribution of food.

Bayad told journalists in addition to distributing food and basic necessities, the foundation would evacuate returnees to their provinces for free for up to 10 days.

“The time has come to help and we must all work together to solve the problems of returnees”.

Recently, several passenger companies, in cooperation with the private sector and under the guidance of the Islamic Emirate, have been transporting returnees from the Islam Qala border crossing point to central, northern, and eastern provinces of the country free of charge.

Maulvi Hamidullah Akhundzada, the acting Minister of Transport and Aviation, who led a delegation to the Islam Qala port, said the returning refugees would be transferred to their provinces without any delay or negligence.

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