KABUL: Over 6, 500 Afghan refugees were forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, the local media quoted a top Taliban official as saying on Monday.
Sharing the High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues report on X, Taliban Deputy Spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 1, 200 families, comprising 6, 532 people, returned to Afghanistan on Sunday.
He stated that Afghan refugees entered Afghanistan through the Pul-i-Abresham in Nimroz, Spin Boldak in Kandahar, Bahramcha in Helmand, Islam Qala crossing in Herat and the Torkham crossing in Nangarhar.
According to the Pajhwok News, Fitrat said that 1, 492 Afghan refugee families comprising 7, 695 people were taken to their respective home areas while 1, 387 others were provided humanitarian assistance. He mentioned that telecommunication companies distributed 1, 294 SIM cards to Afghan returnees.
Fitrat stated that 11, 855 Afghan refugees were forcibly repatriated from Pakistan and Iran on Saturday.