The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) has said that 561 Afghan nationals were released from prisons in Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan during the ongoing week.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the ministry said 481 of the returnees entered through the Torkham crossing point, while 80 others returned via Spin Boldak.
It added that the individuals had been detained for lacking legal documents and were transferred to their respective areas after registration and the provision of humanitarian assistance.
This comes as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said a day earlier that around 11,515 Afghans returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan, Iran, Tajikistan, and several other countries between May 3 and May 9 this year.
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