Over 5.2 mln Afghan refugees return home in 16 years: UNHCR
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UNITED NATIONS: Over 5.2 million Afghan refugees have returned to their militancy-plagued country over the past 16 years.
This was revealed by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in a statement on the occasion of World Refugee Day.
Meanwhile, Afghan Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs Sayed Hussain Alemi Balkhi said that nearly 6 million Afghans are still living as refugees, with nearly 2.5 million in Pakistan and almost the same number in Iran, while the remaining in other countries. (APP)
