KABUL, April 19 (Xinhua) -- A total of 918 Afghan families of 4,814 people returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan on Friday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said in a statement Saturday.

According to the statement, the refugees have repatriated home via the Torkham border crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Kandahar province, and the Islam Qala border point in western Herat province.

According to reports, about 7 million Afghan refugees, most of whom are undocumented migrants, are currently living abroad. Most of them live in Pakistan and Iran. Enditem

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