140 Afghans Freed From Pakistani Jails Arrive Home

2025-08-28 02:00:19

(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News)

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says nearly 140 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland after their release from prisons in Pakistan.

These individuals returned to the country on Wednesday, the ministry announced in a brief post on its X handle on Thursday.

Citing Spin Boldak-based officials in Kandahar province, the ministry wrote the returnees spent one to seven days in jails and had been arrested in various parts of Pakistan.

After receiving humanitarian assistance on arrival in Afghanistan, the returnees were transported to their respective native areas, the ministry added.

On August 7, 131 Afghan refugees returned to their homeland after being released from prisons in Pakistan.

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