Bakhtar News Agency, the Taliban-controlled state media, reported that 299 Afghan families had returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan in a single day.

The outlet reported on Thursday, October 3, that 232 families had been deported from Iran and 67 families from Pakistan.

The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported that the families had returned to Afghanistan from the Torkham, Spin Boldak, Pul-e-Abrisham and Islam Qala crossings.

This comes as the deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan and Iran has increased sharply in recent months. Many Afghan immigrants complain about the harsh living conditions and deportation process in these two countries.