KABUL (Pajhwok): Nearly 4,000 Afghan refugees were forcibly repatriated from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Thursday.
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 879 families, comprising 3,992 individuals, returned to the country on Wednesday.
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 1,274 returnee families (7,624 individuals) were transported to their home areas, while 1,387 others received humanitarian assistance.
He added that a total of 848 SIM cards were distributed among the returning refugees by telecommunication firms.
On Monday and Tuesday, 1,727 Afghan refugee families were also forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan.
hz/sa
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