KABUL, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Around 2.8 million Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, in 2025, according to the country's Ministry of Economy.
"About 2.8 million refugees returned home in a year. The economy has grown and the hopes have increased for further economic stability in the future," the Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) quoted the ministry's spokesperson, Abdul Rahman Habib, on Wednesday night as saying.
Habib did not give more details on the return of Afghan refugees.
However, Habib noted that the Afghan government would continue to support the private sector, foreign investment and implement major development projects to increase local products as part of an economic strategy to stabilize the national economy, create job opportunities and eventually alleviate poverty.
Millions of Afghan refugees had been living in neighboring Pakistan and Iran in the past more than four decades, escaping war and civil unrest. ■