KABUL(Pajhwok): A total of 112 families, comprising 518 individuals, have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan through four border crossings over the past 24 hours, the Secretariat of the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Problems said.
In its daily report released today, the commission said the families returned on Thursday (November 12) through the Torkham, Spin Boldak, Pul-I-Abrisham and Islam Qala crossings.
The report said 52 families, comprising 275 individuals, entered through Torkham in Nangarhar; 14 families, with 68 members, through Spin Boldak in Kandahar; 26 families, comprising 99 individuals, through Pul-I-Abrisham in Nimroz; and 20 families, with 76 members, through Islam Qala in Herat.
According to the report, the returnees received registration services, transportation, cash and in-kind assistance, healthcare services and public awareness support.
It added that medical assistance was provided to those in need and the returnees were transported to their respective areas of origin.
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