Afghanistan, Jan. 12 -- Sudan's government has returned to Khartoum after almost three years of civil war, beginning efforts to restore services amid widespread destruction.

Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris said on Sunday that the military-backed government has returned to the capital, Khartoum, nearly three years after relocating its wartime headquarters to Port Sudan.

Idris said the government has begun restoring basic services for residents affected by months of heavy fighting, marking a symbolic step toward normalcy in the battered capital.

The Sudanese government was forced to abandon Khartoum in April 2023 after civil war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The army recaptur...