389 registered Afghan families repatriated to Afghanistan: UNHCR

389 registered Afghan families repatriated to Afghanistan: UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has repatriated 389 registered Afghan families comprising 1,528 individuals to Afghanistan from Pakistan after the winter break.

According to the UNHCR report issued today, the voluntary repatriation operation has been suspended for the winter period from December to February this year.

The report said over fourteen hundred refugees entitled for cash assistance received a cash grant of around two hundred dollars per individual upon arrival at one of the three UNHCR encashment centers in Afghanistan.