Return of Afghan refugees from Pakistan has increased: officials

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Local officials in Spin Boldak port of Kandahar province say that dozens of Afghan families return from Pakistan to their country through
the port every day.Officials say that they provide temporary accommodation, basic materials and other facilities for the refugees who return
to the country.According to them, the return of refugees from Pakistan through the port of Spin Boldak has increased.&Every day, 30 to 50
refugee families return to their country from Pakistan
About 1,500 families return to their country in one month and about 9,000 families in six months,& said Naqibullah, a member of the center
for Afghan returnees in Spin Boldak of Kandahar.Returnees claim that they left Pakistan due to unemployment and harassment by police.&We are
happy that security prevails and the war has ended
In Pakistan, there is harassment, there is inflation, there is unemployment
The prisons are full of Afghans,& Faiz Mohammad, a returnee, said.&There were many problems there
Commodity prices were high
We did not have a good time there
That&s why we decided to return to our country,& Abdul Samad, another returnee, said.Officials of the Ministry of Refugees and Returnees
said that they have talked with international organizations to help refugees who have returned to the country, and that efforts are underway
to provide facilities to returnees.The post Return of Afghan refugees from Pakistan has increased: officials first appeared on Ariana News.