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PESHAWAR, Nov 02 (APP):The repatriation of Afghan refugees continues at a rapid pace, as around 5,220 Afghan nationals returned to their homeland after reopening of the Torkham border, authorities informed on Sunday.
As per the data provided on Sunday, 401 individuals returned through legal channels, while 2,314 were undocumented.
So far, over 828,000 Afghan refugees have completed their repatriation process.
The return process from other provinces is also ongoing. On the same day, 19 refugees departed from Islamabad and 450 from Punjab through Torkham Border, bringing the total number of returnees from various provinces to 25,392.
From Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s transit points, 19 Afghan citizens were deported, while 7,261 detainees have been repatriated from jails in Peshawar, Landi Kotal, and Kohat.
As per the latest figures, more than 54,000 legal and 628,000 undocumented Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan since the start of the repatriation campaign.