Kabul, June 26 -- Over 30,000 Afghan refugees returned home from Iran through the Islam Qala border crossing in western Herat on Wednesday, marking one of the largest mass returns recently, according to a local official.

Following this massive wave of returns, all necessary supplies, including water, food, and immediate medical care, have been provided to the returnees, said Mawlawi Ahmadullah Muttaqi, provincial director of the Information and Culture Department.

Afghanistan shares two key border crossing points with Iran, one in western Herat province and the other in Nimroz province. Recently, both crossings have witnessed a sharp increase in the number of returning refugees.

An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 individuals and around 300 fami...