The Taliban have announced that 210 families, comprising 1,010 Afghan migrants, were forcibly returned to Afghanistan from neighboring countries yesterday.
Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban spokesperson, said in a statement on Wednesday, September 16, that 81 families, comprising 468 people, returned to the country through the Torkham crossing in Nangarhar.
According to the statement, 11 families, comprising 59 people, entered Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak crossing in Kandahar, while 99 families, comprising 440 people, entered through the Silk Road route in Nimroz.
Another 10 families, comprising 43 people, entered the country through the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat.
This comes as many families have left Afghanistan and migrated abroad due to poverty and unemployment following the Taliban’s takeover.
Earlier, the human rights organization Haalvsh reported yesterday that 17 Afghan citizens died of thirst in the Saravan area of Iran.
