According to the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, more than 150,000 individuals have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey in the past 15 days.
Abdulmutalib Haqqani, spokesperson for the Ministry, told TOLOnews: “During this period, 24,787 families returned from Pakistan, 1,251 families from Iran, and 6 families from Turkey.”
Among the returnees are not only children but also adults like Noorullah and Mohammad Amir, who have returned to their homeland for the first time and recount their painful experiences of losing shelter while living abroad.
The returnees are calling for more assistance and the creation of employment opportunities.
While the returnee camp in Kabul still houses over 7,000 individuals, officials of the Islamic Emirate have called on neighboring countries to stop the forced deportation of Afghan refugees.
