KABUL, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A total of 874 Afghan families with 4,082 people returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan on Sunday, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees' Problems said in a statement Monday.

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.

About 7 million Afghan refugees, most of whom are undocumented migrants, are currently living abroad, with most living in Afghanistan's neighboring Pakistan and Iran.

The Afghan interim government has been urging Afghan migrants living abroad to return home and contribute to rebuilding their war-ravaged country. Enditem

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