Kabul, July 9 -- Over 2,600 Afghan refugee families, the majority of whom were from Iran, with a significant chunk from Pakistan, returned home safely in a single day yesterday, reports Afghanistan's state-owned media Bakhtar News Agency.
Taking to X, the media outfit said "2,604 Afghan migrant families, comprising 16,264 individuals, have returned to Afghanistan after being forcibly repatriated from Pakistan and Iran."
"The High Commission for Addressing Migrants' Issues reported that these families crossed through various border points, including Torkham in Nangarhar, Spin Boldak in Kandahar, Islam Qala in Herat, and Abrisham in Nimroz."
This marks the latest incident in a long line of forced deportations and repatriations bein...