Remains of 18 refugees discovered in abandoned truck near Sofia returned to Kabul

The bodies of 18 refugees from Afghanistan who were found dead in an abandoned truck near Sofia, Bulgaria, in February, have been repatriated to Kabul and handed over to their families.

The delay in the Bulgarian court’s decision and the burdensome banking restrictions that prevented the Taliban from paying the companies responsible for transporting the bodies contributed to the prolonged timeline, a group’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.