Over 10,000 Afghan refugees return from Iran, Pakistan

KABUL (Pajhwok): The High Commission for Addressing Refugee Affairs says that around 10,637 Afghan refugees have been expelled from Iran and Pakistan.

Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, shared the commission’s daily operational report on his X, stating that 1,978 Afghan families—totaling 10,637 individuals—returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan on Wednesday.

According to Fitrat, the returnees entered the country through Islam Qala in Herat, Pul-i-Abresham in Nimroz, Spin Boldak in Kandahar, Bahramcha in Helmand and Torkham in Nangarhar provinces.

He added that assistance was provided to 1,839 families among the returnees, while 3,465 returnee families—totaling 23,184 people—were transferred to their respective areas.

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