KABUL, July 25 (Xinhua) -- A total of 14,539 Afghan refugee families, totaling 97,277 individuals, returned to their homeland, Afghanistan, from the neighboring countries of Iran and Pakistan over the past month, the deputy spokesman for the Afghan government announced on Saturday.
The returnees entered Afghanistan through Islam Qala border in western Herat province, Torkham crossing point in eastern Nangarhar province, Spin Boldak in southern Kandahar province, Pul-e-Abresham in western Nimroz province, and Bahramcha in southern Helmand province, Hamdullah Fitrat posted on his X account.
All returning families have received immediate assistance, including food, drinking water, healthcare services, and free transportation to their destinations, the official added.
The majority of the former refugees have returned from Pakistan, Fitrat asserted.
More than 8 million Afghan refugees, according to Afghan officials, have returned to their country since the current Afghan government took over power in August 2021. ■
