Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations has said that nearly two thousand Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan have been returned to Afghanistan, both voluntarily and forcibly, in the past two days. The ministry, on Sunday, disclosed that 1,022 migrants residing in Iran returned to the country via the Islam Qala border crossing. The statement further added that 55 of the individuals mentioned, including families and singles, were identified as needing assistance and were referred to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) office to receive food and non-food items.
According to the source, seven unaccompanied children were referred to the WARCHILD institute for family tracing, 88 families received 10,000 Afghanis each, and 120 individuals received a free SIM card from the obligated committees at the border. Additionally, 186 individuals have benefited from health services.
Meanwhile, the Ministry, in a separate newsletter, stated that 825 Afghan migrants returned to the country from the Torghundi and Spin Boldak border on April 27th.
The Ministry added that 527 family members and 23 released detainees from Pakistan’s prisons returned from the mentioned border and, after registering at the border command, were introduced to the International Organization for Migration offices, the World Food Programme, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Each family also received 10,000 Afghanis from the authorities.
