AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-REFUGEES

(231104) -- NANGARHAR, Nov. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Afghan refugees rest on a truck at the Torkham crossing point in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 3, 2023. The Afghan caretaker government has announced building shelters for refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan amid an increase in the number of returnees, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported. Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Khalil Rahman Haqqani instructed the construction of shelters during his recent visit to the Torkham crossing point which borders Pakistan, according to the report. More than 150,000 Afghan refugees have returned home from Pakistan via Torkham over the past few days, the report said. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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