Kabul, June 25 -- A total of 1,685 Afghan families with 7,474 members returned to their homeland from Iran and Pakistan on Tuesday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said Wednesday.
The refugees have come home via the Torkham border crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Kandahar province, the Islam Qala border crossing in western Herat province, and the Pul-e-Abresham border crossing in western Nimroz province, it said.
The commission provides temporary shelters, nourishment, water, medical care, and transportation services to their respective provinces for the returnees.
Nearly 7 million Afghan refugees, most of whom are undocumented migrants, are curr...