KABUL (Pajhwok): More than 5,500 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Monday.
Mullah 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 1,014 families, comprising 5,580 individuals, returned to the country on Sunday.
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 Torkham crossing in Nangarhar.
He noted that 1,083 returning families (5,924 individuals) were transported to their respective areas, while 900 families received humanitarian assistance.
He added that a total of 1,119 SIM cards were distributed among the returning refugees by telecommunication firms.
On Saturday, 4,991 Afghan migrants were also forcibly repatriated from Iran and Pakistan.
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