Asia Album: Afghan refugees in Pakistan return home

Xinhua
17 Apr 2025, 07:45 GMT+10

Afghan refugees wait at the Torkham border crossing, Pakistan, on April 16, 2025. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)KABUL, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A total of 826 Afghan families with 4,339 people left Pakistan on Tuesday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said in a statement on Wednesday.According to the statement, the families have returned home via the Torkham border crossing in the eastern Nangarhar province and the Spin Boldak border crossing in the southern Kandahar province.At the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the commission provided temporary shelters, nourishment, water, medical care, and transportation services.Afghan refugees unload their belongings from a truck at the Torkham border crossing, Pakistan, on April 16, 2025. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)Afghan refugees arrive at the Torkham border crossing, Pakistan, on April 16, 2025. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)Afghan refugees unload their belongings from a truck at the Torkham border crossing, Pakistan, on April 16, 2025. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)Afghan refugees unload their belongings from a truck at the Torkham border crossing, Pakistan, on April 16, 2025. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)

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