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Over 350,000 Afghan refugees return from Pakistan

Wednesday, 19 October 2016 9:12 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 20 October 2016 3:07 AM ]

In this photograph taken on September 7, 2016, Afghan refugees wait for their registration at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) repatriation center on the outskirts of Peshawar, as they prepare to return to their home country. © AFP

Kamran Yousaf
Press TV, Islamabad

The UN says more than 350,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their war-torn homeland from Pakistan this year. The majority of those who went back home are undocumented refugees who are facing increased pressure from Pakistani authorities to leave the country.

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