The Afghan embassy in Rome announced an increase in the number of victims of the shipwreck carrying refugees in Italy.

In a statement, the embassy said that 91 of the victims who died in the incident are Afghan citizens.

According to the Afghan Embassy in Italy, bodies of 48 people have been identified and death certificates have been issued for 46 people.

The Afghan embassy in Rome had earlier announced that 32 victims of the shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy were Afghan immigrants.

The embassy had estimated that 180 people were on board at the time of the incident.

The Taliban had previously issued a statement asking aid organisations to transfer the bodies of these victims to Afghanistan.

After the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, thousands of Afghan citizens have immigrated to different countries in the region and around the world.