The Taliban say 122 families, comprising 542 people, were forcibly returned to Afghanistan on Monday.
Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban’s deputy spokesperson, said in a statement on Tuesday, October 20, that the families entered the country through four border crossings.
According to Fitrat, 21 families comprising 101 people entered Afghanistan through the Torkham crossing in Nangarhar, while 12 families comprising 74 people entered through the Spin Boldak crossing in Kandahar.
The statement said 69 families, comprising 291 people, returned to the country through the Silk Bridge crossing in Nimroz.
Another 20 families, comprising 76 people, entered Afghanistan through the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat.
