The Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced that Pakistan forcibly deported 673 Afghan migrants.

These migrants returned to Afghanistan on Sunday through the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings, as stated in the ministry's announcement.

On Monday, the ministry cited officials from the Torkham border administration reporting that 284 individuals were deported through Torkham and another 389 through Spin Boldak in Kandahar.

The ministry noted that each deported family was provided with financial assistance of 10,000 Afghanis.

Additionally, the deported migrants were identified for further assistance and referred to the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organisation for Migration.

According to the ministry, as the second phase of the forced deportation of Afghans from Pakistan commenced, thousands of migrants are being deported to Afghanistan daily.