Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
KABUL, June 21 (Xinhua) — A total of 1,247 Afghan refugee families returned home from neighboring Iran and Pakistan on Friday, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported Saturday.
All returnees were reportedly provided with necessary assistance by government agencies at checkpoints before leaving for their home provinces.
Hundreds of Afghans are returning home every day since Pakistan and Iran began deporting foreign nationals living illegally on their soil.
About seven million Afghan refugees live abroad. Two million refugees, mostly from neighboring Pakistan and Iran, are believed to have returned to Afghanistan in the past year. Host countries are pressuring undocumented refugees to return home. –0–