The Ministry of Migration said Monday that more than 3,000 Afghan migrants returned home on Sunday.
The ministry said 3,061 Afghan immigrants returned to their homeland from Iran forcibly and voluntarily.
According to the border commander of Islam Qala, those who returned included families and single people; 458 of them were identified as needy and vulnerable and were introduced to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and received food and non-food items.