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Over 5,500 Afghan refugees return from Pakistan, Iran in single day

Over 5,500 Afghan refugees return from Pakistan, Iran in single day
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Kabul, Apr 17 (UNI) A total of 1,072 Afghan families comprising 5,671 people returned to their homeland from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan on Wednesday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said in a statement Thursday.
According to the statement, the refugees returned home via the Torkham border crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Kandahar province, and the Islam Qala border point in western Herat province.
Reportedly, about seven million Afghan refugees, most of whom are undocumented migrants, are currently living abroad, with most living in Afghanistan's neighbouring Pakistan and Iran.

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