Number of Afghans returning to their country rises manifold

ISLAMABAD: The number of citizens returning to Afghanistan — either voluntarily or after deportation — was 102 per cent more than the number of citizens leaving the country in the third week of March, according to the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

According to an IOM Afghanistan report, 73,364 inflow movements were recorded against the outflow of 36,166 Afghans.

It cited the main reason for the unusual increase from both neighbouring countries, Iran and Pakistan, as voluntary returns of Afghan citizens.