The Kabul Tribune (KT) — A total of 1,855 Afghan migrants returned to the country from Iran and Pakistan on Monday, according to the Taliban’s commission for addressing migrant issues.
The commission said the returnees, comprising 375 families, entered Afghanistan through multiple border crossings.
Taliban deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said in a post on X that 247 families returned via the Torkham crossing in Nangarhar, one family through Spin Boldak in Kandahar, 72 families through the Silk Bridge crossing in Nimroz, and 55 families via Islam Qala in Herat.
According to the report, 730 families were transported to their home provinces, while 303 families received cash assistance.
The commission added that hundreds of families were provided with SIM cards, while others received health care, food aid and public awareness services.
The returns come amid a sharp increase in deportations of Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan in recent months, with authorities in both countries insisting that undocumented Afghans must leave.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has previously said that hundreds of thousands of Afghans have returned from Pakistan in recent months alone.
According to the agency, about 2 million Afghans are still living in Pakistan.
Taliban authorities have said they are managing the return process in an organized manner so far.
