Over 4,000 Afghan refugees return home in single day
Summary
Over 4,000 Afghan refugees returned home in a single day amid increasing pressure from neighboring countries Pakistan and Iran to vacate. Most returnees came from Pakistan.
Key Points
- More than 4,000 Afghan refugees returned to Afghanistan in one day.
- A total of 790 refugee families comprising 4,100 individuals returned on Sunday.
- 772 families have been transported to their home provinces after assistance at crossing points.
- Pakistan and Iran, which host millions of Afghans, are pressuring undocumented refugees to leave.
