INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said Thursday that over 5,000 Afghan migrants had returned home in one day from Pakistan and Iran.The
ministry of migrant affairs said in a statement that 5,179 people had returned home
Of those, 3,591 returned through Islam Qala Herat border crossing and another 1,585 returned from Pakistan through Spin Boldak
crossing.These returnees crossed at the border voluntarily, while some were forced deportations.The IEA said a number of immigrants were
found to be needy and vulnerable and were referred to the office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in order to receive
help.Recently, a large number of Afghan immigrants have been arrested in Pakistan and Iran for not having legal residence documents.However,
undocumented migrants in Pakistan have only a few days to leave the country following Islamabad&s decision to expel all unregistered
refugees after November 1
This will affect over 1.3 million Afghans.The post Over 5,000 Afghans return home in one day from Iran and Pakistan first appeared on Ariana
