Around 70,000 People Have Returned via Spin Boldak Since April
The number of returnees through Spin Boldak is increasing day by day.
Officials say that since April, more than 78,000 people have returned to the country through Spin Boldak.
Officials from Kandahar’s Department of Refugees and Repatriation say that from the beginning of April 2025 until August, more than 72,000 people and 6,000 prisoners have returned from Pakistan.
In addition to providing more facilities for the returnees, officials report the construction of six townships in Kandahar to provide them shelter.
Abdul Latif Hakimi, responsible for refugee registration in Spin Boldak district, says: “Since April 1st until August, over 72,000 refugees and 6,000 prisoners have returned from Pakistan, and all have received assistance.”
Nematullah Alfat, deputy director of Kandahar’s Department of Refugees and Repatriation, adds: “We have plans to build townships in Arghistan, Spin Boldak, Takhta Pul, Zhari, and Panjwayi districts, but previously we completed the construction of one township in Daman district of Kandahar. The shelter issues of refugees will be addressed urgently.”
Gul Mohammad, after being arrested and imprisoned in Balochistan, was handed over to the Afghan side in Spin Boldak district.
He says the treatment of Afghan refugees by Pakistani security agencies in Pakistan violates the principles of good neighborliness and calls for prevention.
The returnee Gul Mohammad says: “We were arrested in Balochistan and then taken to Killa Saifullah. They gave food only once every 24 hours. God helped us get through this tough situation.”
Another returnee, Mohammad Yaseen, says: “They take money from us, steal, beat Afghans, and dishonor them.”
According to officials, on average, up to 300 refugees and prisoners return to the country daily through Spin Boldak, and after receiving humanitarian and cash assistance, they are sent to their homes.
