KABUL, May 30 (NNN-ANA) – A total of 1,094 Afghan refugees returned from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran on Saturday, the country’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation confirmed today.
Up to 854 Afghans returned via a border crossing point, in the western Nimroz province from Iran, and 240 undocumented refugees, arrived in the southern Kandahar province from Pakistan, the ministry’s statement said.
The undocumented Afghan migrants have no documentation issued by the country where they were residing.
The ministry noted that, 250 of the returnees were referred to the United Nations migration agency, the International Organisation for Migration, to receive assistance and support.
More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan, mainly from neighbouring countries, since Aug, 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.– NNN-ANA
