KABUL: As many as 540 Afghan migrants have been forcibly deported from the neighboring country of Pakistan and returned to the country, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement.
The ministry quoted Spin Boldak Border Command as saying that the deportees included 98 families, totaling 540 people.
The deportees have been referred to the United Nations-related offices for receiving further assistance, said the statement adding upon entering Afghanistan, each family was provided with 10,000 Afghanis by the Islamic Emirate.
Over 500 Afghan migrants forcibly deported from Pakistan
