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Over 1,000 Afghan refugees return home
By Xinhua Published: Jun 01, 2022 01:47 PM
Afghan refugees wait to return at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2022. More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.(Photo: Xinhua)

Afghan refugees wait to return at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2022. More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Afghan refugees wait to return at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2022. More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.(Photo: Xinhua)

Afghan refugees wait to return at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2022. More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Afghan refugees are seen at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2022. More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.(Photo: Xinhua)

Afghan refugees are seen at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2022. More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Afghan refugees are seen at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2022. More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.(Photo: Xinhua)

Afghan refugees are seen at a border crossing point in Nimroz province, Afghanistan, on May 31, 2022. More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
A total of 1,094 Afghan refugees have returned from neighboring countries of Pakistan and Iran on Saturday, the country's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation confirmed on Monday.

Up to 854 Afghans returned via a border crossing point in the western Nimroz province from Iran, and 240 undocumented refugees arrived in the southern Kandahar province from Pakistan, the ministry's statement said.

The undocumented Afghan migrants have no documentation issued by the country where they are residing.

The ministry noted that 250 of the returnees were referred to the United Nations migration agency, the International Organization for Migration, to receive assistance and support.

More than 653,000 Afghan refugees have returned or been deported to Afghanistan mainly from neighboring countries since August 2021, according to official figures from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.