Kabul, Dec 22: Nearly 4,000 Afghan refugees were repatriated from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, Taliban official stated on Monday.
Sharing the High Commission for Migrants Issues report on X, Taliban Deputy Spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 713 families, comprising 3,926 people, returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan on Sunday, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.
He stated that Afghan refugees travelled to Afghanistan through Pul-i-Abresham in Nimroz, Bahramcha in Helmand, Islam Qala crossing in Herat, Torkham crossing in Nangarhar and Spin Boldak in Kandahar.
Hamdullah Fitrat said that 1,788 Afghan families, comprising 7,669 people, were taken to their respective areas while 1,055 families were provided humanitarian assistance. (IANS)
