KABUL (Pajhwok): A total of 317 Afghan families, comprising 1,556 people, returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said Tuesday.
Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), shared a report by the Commission for Addressing the Problems of Afghan Refugees on his X account.
According to the commission, 185 families, comprising 990 people, returned to Afghanistan and were registered through the Torkham crossing.
The commission said 123 families, comprising 655 people, were transported from Torkham to Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman and Kabul provinces, with more than 496,000 afghanis provided to cover their transportation costs.
It added that 1.212 million afghanis in cash assistance was distributed among 151 families at Torkham, while healthcare and telecommunications services were also provided at the Omari camp.
Meanwhile, 22 families, comprising 134 people, returned to Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak crossing in Kandahar province.
Officials said 27 families, comprising 156 people, were transported to various provinces, with more than 286,000 afghanis provided to cover their transportation costs.
The commission added that 196,000 afghanis in cash assistance was provided to 22 families at Spin Boldak, while food, healthcare and telecommunications services were also provided.
According to the report, 100 families, comprising 396 people, returned through the Silk Bridge in Nimroz province. In addition, 1,151 individual travellers returned through the crossing.
A total of 24,000 afghanis in cash assistance was provided to three families.
Similarly, 10 families, comprising 36 people, returned through the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, while 74,000 afghanis was provided to the 10 families.
The Transport and Transfer Committee in Kabul also transported 14 families, comprising 69 people, to various provinces and provided them with 45,300 afghanis to cover their transportation costs.
Overall, the commission said 317 families, comprising 1,556 people, returned to Afghanistan, while 164 families, comprising 880 people, were transported to various provinces. Assistance was provided to 186 families, and 201 SIM cards from telecommunications networks were distributed.
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