Over 6,000 Afghan refugees return home in a single day

At least 6,148 Afghan refugees returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring Pakistan in a single day, Afghanistan’s High Commission for Addressing Returnees’ Problems reported on Monday.

The returnees crossed into the country through the Torkham border crossing on Sunday in eastern Nangarhar province and the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Kandahar province, the commission said, adding that all received necessary government



assistance upon arrival at the crossing points.

On the same day, 471 Afghan refugees returned from neighbouring Iran, it added.

About 2.8 million Afghan refugees returned home in 2025, Xinhua news agency reported.

More than 6 million Afghan refugees are still living in neighbouring Pakistan and Iran after decades of displacement, with both host countries urging undocumented Afghans to return home.