3,000 Afghan Refugees Returned From Pakistan

Afghan Refugees.

KABUL, Mar 7 (NNN-ANA) – A total of 3,000 Afghan refugees returned to Afghanistan from neighboUring Pakistan yesterday, said a statement by Afghanistan’s Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs, released here today.

According to the statement by the ministry, the process of returning the refugees to Afghanistan continues.

More than 2.5 million registered Afghan refugees, reportedly have been living in Pakistan, and about the same number are living in Iran.

More than 270,000 Afghan refugees have returned from Iran over the past six months.