Nearly 12,000 Afghan refugees return home in single day-Xinhua

Nearly 12,000 Afghan refugees return home in single day

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2025-11-23 15:21:30

A child is seen from a tent provided by China in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 23, 2025. A total of 2,102 Afghan families with 11,855 members returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan on Saturday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said Sunday. The commission provides temporary shelters, nourishment, water, medical care, and transportation services for the returnees. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

KABUL, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2,102 Afghan families with 11,855 members returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan on Saturday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said Sunday.

The commission provides temporary shelters, nourishment, water, medical care, and transportation services for the returnees.

Nearly six million Afghan refugees, most of whom are undocumented migrants, are currently living abroad, with most living in Iran and Pakistan.

(251123) -- KABUL, Nov. 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An Afghan child is seen at a makeshift camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 23, 2025. A total of 2,102 Afghan families with 11,855 members returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan on Saturday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said Sunday.

The commission provides temporary shelters, nourishment, water, medical care, and transportation services for the returnees. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

(251123) -- KABUL, Nov. 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Newly arrived Afghan refugees receive water at a temporary camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 23, 2025. A total of 2,102 Afghan families with 11,855 members returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan on Saturday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said Sunday.

The commission provides temporary shelters, nourishment, water, medical care, and transportation services for the returnees. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

(251123) -- KABUL, Nov. 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A newly arrived Afghan child drinks water at a makeshift camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 23, 2025. A total of 2,102 Afghan families with 11,855 members returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan on Saturday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said Sunday.

The commission provides temporary shelters, nourishment, water, medical care, and transportation services for the returnees. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)