KABUL, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- More than 5,000 Afghan families who recently returned home have received food assistance in northern provinces, local media outlet Tolo news reported on Friday.
The aid was distributed to vulnerable families in Badakhshan, Takhar, Kunduz and Baghlan provinces, according to the report.
The distribution comes amid an increase in the number of Afghans returning from neighboring countries. ■