Pakistan and Iran Repatriate Nearly 1,000 Afghan Families in a Single Day

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Iran and Pakistan repatriated nearly 1,000 Afghan families on Friday, as both countries intensified efforts to return refugees, the Taliban-run Bakhtar News Agency reported.

According to the report, of the total 963 families sent back, 822 returned from Pakistan via the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings, while 141 families were repatriated from Iran through the Silk Bridge crossing in Nimruz and the Islam Qala crossing in Herat province.