The Ministry of Refugees and Returnees (MoRE) announced on Saturday the return of more than 5,000 Afghan refugees from Pakistan and Iran.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Monitoring: The ministry said in a post on X that 4,881 refugees were expelled from Iran and 775 from Pakistan.

The Ministry of Refugees stated that the returnees entered the country on Thursday and Friday.

These refugees entered the country through the Torkham and Spin Boldak borders after being expelled.