Herat, July 26 -- With public assistance ramping up, the free transportation of Afghans deported from Iran to their home provinces has accelerated, easing the burden of return for many, Tolo News reported.

Several returnee migrants said the aid helped them forget the hardships of exile and the exhaustion of the long journey.

Mohammad, a deported migrant from Iran, said: "I am happy that we are being transported for free and I am satisfied with our government and people who helped us. Now we can travel freely to our provinces."

Noorullah Nawrozi, another deported migrant, said: "It hasn't even been a day since we returned to the country and we are already on a bus heading to Kabul. With such a crowd, I didn't think we'd be able to leave...