Over 6,000 Afghan Refugees Return Home In Single Day
Date
11/13/2023 2:04:57 PM
(MENAFN- Famagusta Gazette) More than 6,000 Afghan refugees returned to their home country from Pakistan in a single day on Saturday, a statement of the Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation said Sunday.
A total of 1,051 families composed of 6,001 persons used to live in Pakistan for years and returned to their homeland via Torkham and Spin Boldak crossing points on Saturday, the statement added.
More than 200,000 Afghan refugees have reportedly returned to their homeland Afghanistan, following Islamabad's decision to deport undocumented refugees living in Pakistan.
More than 2.5 million Afghan refugees have reportedly been living in Pakistan.
Afghan caretaker administration said it will provide necessary facilities, including temporary shelters, to the returnees ahead of winter. ■
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Famagusta Gazette
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