Afghanistan, May 31 -- Nearly fifty Afghan citizens were deported from Tajikistan and returned to Afghanistan through the Sherkhan Bandar border crossing in Kunduz.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation of Afghanistan has announced that 49 Afghan citizens residing in Tajikistan crossed back into Afghanistan on May 28 and 29, via the Sherkhan Bandar border crossing in Kunduz province.
According to a statement released by the Ministry on May 31, among those who returned, 36 individuals held Tajik residency permits, while 12 others crossed the border despite holding valid passports and visas.
The statement said that the reasons for the border crossing of those possessing passports and visas remain unclear. It added that after registrati...