STORY: Nearly 1.8 mln Afghan refugees return home in past 12 months
SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 11, 2024
DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:42
LOCATION: Kabul
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of refugees returning from abroad to Afghanistan
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MAWLAVI ABDUL RAHMAN RASHID, Deputy of Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MAWLAVI MAHMOUD-UL-HAQ AHADI, Head of plan and policy for Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation
4. various of refugees returning from abroad to Afghanistan

STORYLINE:

A total of 1,779,603 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from Pakistan, Iran, and other countries over the past 12 months, the country's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation reported on Sunday.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MAWLAVI ABDUL RAHMAN RASHID, Deputy of Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation
"It is worth mentioning that currently, we have 7 million refugees in foreign countries and 3 million displacements inside Afghanistan."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MAWLAVI MAHMOUD-UL-HAQ AHADI, Head of plan and policy for Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation
"Right now, we have approximately 46 townships for refugees in about 29 provinces."

According to Ahadi, to address the issues faced by Afghan migrants and returnees, the ministry has signed 93 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with its partner organizations, 7 agencies, and 14 educational institutions during the period, Ahadi added.
   
Over 788,000 Afghan internally displaced and returned families with the collaboration of international aid organizations have received financial, foodstuffs, and non-foodstuffs during the cited period, Ahadi asserted.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul.
(XHTV)