The Taliban have announced that 79 families, comprising 335 people, were forcibly returned to Afghanistan yesterday.
Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban deputy spokesperson, said in a statement on Sunday, November 8, that 32 families, comprising 136 people, had returned to the country through the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar Province.
According to Fitrat, 10 families, comprising 65 people, had returned through the Spin Boldak border crossing in Kandahar Province, while 23 families, comprising 79 people, had returned to Afghanistan through the Silk Bridge crossing in Nimroz Province.
In addition, 13 families, comprising 46 people, had returned to the country through the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat Province.
Meanwhile, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that nearly 1.29 million Afghan migrants had returned to the country from Iran and Pakistan by the end of September.
