The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported on Wednesday, 23 April, that 747 Afghan refugee families have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan within the past 24 hours.
According to the report, 336 families entered the country via the Torkham crossing, 218 through Spin Boldak, and 193 families crossed the border at Islam Qala.
This announcement comes as both Iran and Pakistan have stepped up their efforts to expel Afghan migrants. Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior stated yesterday that 100,529 Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan over the past three weeks.
The second phase of Pakistan’s deportation campaign began in April, targeting both undocumented Afghan migrants and those holding “Afghan Citizen Cards.”
