Over 30k Afghan refugees return from Iran via Herat border in 1 day

KABUL, June 26:
Over 30,000 Afghan refugees returned home from Iran through the Islam Qala border crossing in western Herat on Wednesday, marking one of the largest mass returns recently, according to a local official.
Following this massive wave of returns, all necessary supplies, including water, food, and immediate medical care, have been provided to the returnees, said Mawlawi Ahmadullah Muttaqi, provincial director of the Information and Culture Department.
Afghanistan shares two key border crossing points with Iran, one in western Herat province and the other in Nimroz province. Recently, both crossings have witnessed a sharp increase in the number of returning refugees.
An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 individuals and around 300 families are returning to Afghanistan each day through the Pul-e-Abresham border crossing in Nimroz province, the provincial director of refugees and repatriation told Xinhua last week.
Nearly 7 million Afghan refugees, most of whom are undocumented migrants, are currently living abroad, with the most in Iran and Pakistan.
(UNI)

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