The Taliban have announced that 159 families, comprising 955 people, were forcibly returned to Afghanistan from neighboring countries on Friday.
Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban’s deputy spokesperson, said in a statement on Saturday, October 17, that 33 families, comprising 171 people, had returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham crossing.
According to the statement, 147 families, comprising 727 people, entered the country through the Silk Bridge crossing in Nimroz, while one family of four entered through the Spin Boldak crossing in Kandahar.
Fitrat added that 14 families, comprising 53 people, had returned to Afghanistan through the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat.
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