The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations of the Taliban announced that in a single day, 582 Afghan migrants returned from Pakistan, both "forcibly and voluntarily”.

According to the ministry's statement, these migrants entered Afghanistan on Thursday through the Torkham border crossing.

The Ministry of Refugees of the Taliban, on Saturday citing border officials in Torkham said that 67 families totalling 336 individuals were "forcibly" expelled from Pakistan, and another 48 families, compromising 246 individuals, returned to Afghanistan "voluntarily”.

The Taliban claims to have provided 10,000 Afghanis to each family.

The statement mentioned that expelled migrants from Pakistan have been referred to international organisations for assistance.