Islamabad, June 4 -- More than 200,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since the government intensified its deportation drive in April, the Ministry of Interior informed, according to ARY News.

Over 135,000 Afghans left Pakistan in April, while the number declined to 67,000 in May. In the first two days of June alone, more than 3,000 Afghans were repatriated, the ministry added.

Millions of Afghans have sought refuge in Pakistan over the decades, fleeing ongoing conflicts. Since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, hundreds of thousands more have crossed into Pakistan.

The ministry stated that since the launch of the repatriation program in November 2023, over one million Afghans have returned to their homeland, ARY News reported.

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