KABUL, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has signed a cooperation deal with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to support returnee families, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
The agreement, valued at 1,523,597 U.S. dollars, will channel the funds to the provinces of Kabul, Herat, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Kunduz and Badghis, where 3,097 returnee households will receive cash assistance and partial or full shelter rehabilitation, the ministry said.
The agreement aims to strengthen joint efforts in providing urgent humanitarian support to Afghans returning from abroad, many of whom face housing shortages and economic hardship.
According to Afghan official statistics, nearly three million Afghan migrants have returned from neighboring Pakistan and Iran over the past year, as authorities continue to distribute humanitarian assistance and allocate land to returnees. ■
