Newly arrived Afghan refugees settle in a temporary camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2025. A total of 2,844 Afghan refugee families, totaling 13,662 individuals, returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan on Thursday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems announced Friday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
KABUL, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2,844 Afghan refugee families, totaling 13,662 individuals, returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan on Thursday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems announced Friday.
The returnees returned to Afghanistan through the Islam Qala border crossing in western Herat province, the Torkham border crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Kandahar province, and the Abrisham border crossing in western Nimroz province, it said.
More than 2.3 million Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from the said countries so far in 2025, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday.
Around 6 million Afghan refugees, most of whom are undocumented, are currently living abroad, with most living in Iran and Pakistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation reported in late July. ■
An Afghan girl is pictured at a refugee camp in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2025. A total of 2,844 Afghan refugee families, totaling 13,662 individuals, returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan on Thursday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems announced Friday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)