Nearly 6,000 Afghan refugees deported from Iran, Pakistan on Thursday

KABUL (Pajhwok): Nearly 6,000 Afghan refugees were deported from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Friday.

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 1,084 families, comprising 5,780 individuals, returned to the country on Thursday.

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 1,178 returning families, comprising 6,561 individuals, were transported to their respective areas, while 974 families received humanitarian assistance.

He added that a total of 1,019 SIM cards were distributed among the returning refugees by telecommunication companies.

On the previous day, 4,591 Afghan migrants were also forcibly repatriated from Iran and Pakistan.

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