Over 10,000 Afghan refugees return from Iran, Pakistan in single day

KABUL (Pajhwok): As many as 10,396 Afghan refugees have been forcibly repatriated from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran in a single day, an official said on Tuesday.

Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), shared the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues report on his X handle, showing that 1,831 families, comprising 10,396 individuals, returned to the country on Monday.

He said the returnees entered Afghanistan through the Islam Qala crossing in Herat, Pul-i-Abresham in Nimroz, Spin Boldak in Kandahar, Bahramcha in Helmand and the Torkham crossing in Nangarhar.

Fitrat noted that 2,159 returnee families (10,553 individuals) had been received assistance, while 1,665 SIM cards also distributed among the returnees by telecommunication firms.

On Sunday, nearly 12,666 Afghan refugees returned to the country after being forcibly repatriated from Iran and Pakistan.

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