The deportation of illegally residing Afghans from across the country continues with another 2,473 Afghan citizens returning to Afghanistan yesterday alone.
This included 232 families travelling in around 126 vehicles. Whereas on December 7, 2,473 Afghans were sent back, including 825 men, 523 women and 1,125 children.
Samaa News reports an additional figure of 2,055 Afghan citizens who have returned among whom were 426 women and 1,045 children.
Update on Afghan Repatriation!
— SAMAA TV (@SAMAATV) December 9, 2023
Afghan nationals voluntarily returning home, fearing potential arrest.
Yesterday, 2055 citizens bid farewell, comprising 584 men, 426 women, and 1045 children. Total count of repatriated individuals now stands at 418,980.#SamaaTV #Afghans pic.twitter.com/6zpEZFwwod
Anadolu Agency reports that over 460,000 undocumented Afghan refugees left Pakistan last month while according to the latest UN figures, 1.3 million Afghans are registered refugees and 880,000 have legal permission to stay in Pakistan.
