Nearly 16,500 Afghan refugees return home from Pakistan, Iran in 5 days

NAMPA / Xinhua
2025-05-14
KABUL, May 14 (Xinhua) -- A total of 3,465 Afghan families with 16,376 people returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan over the past five days, Afghanistan's High Commission for Addressing Returnees Problems said Wednesday. The refugees have come home via the Torkham border crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, the Spin Boldak border crossing in southern Kandahar province, the Islam Qala border crossing in western Herat......
Restricted content

Latest NAMPA photos

OUTJO, 13 May 2025- The Outjo Constituency office handed over four water tanks and pipes to local farming communities in the Outjo Constituency. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

OUTJO, 13 May 2025- The Outjo Constituency office handed over four water tanks and pipes to local farming communities in the Outjo Constituency. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

NAMPA
RUNDU, 13 May 2025 - The Rundu Town Council Technical department. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

RUNDU, 13 May 2025 - The Rundu Town Council Technical department. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

NAMPA
RUNDU, 13 May 2025 - The new fully fledged Dr Herbert Ndango Diaz Senior Secondary School in Rundu built after learners were being taught under tents. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

RUNDU, 13 May 2025 - The new fully fledged Dr Herbert Ndango Diaz Senior Secondary School in Rundu built after learners were being taught under tents. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

NAMPA
OSHAKATI, 13 May 2025 - Kenedy Thiongo Kasume (42) was remanded in custody. (Photo by: Maria David) NAMPA

OSHAKATI, 13 May 2025 - Kenedy Thiongo Kasume (42) was remanded in custody. (Photo by: Maria David) NAMPA

NAMPA
SWAKOPMUND, 13 MAY 2025 - Reptile Mineral Resources has donated  specialised computing equipment to the Gobabeb Research Institute in the Erongo Region. The equipment will enable the institute to establish Namibia’s first ever bioinformatics, remote sensing and geographic information systems desk. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 13 MAY 2025 - Reptile Mineral Resources has donated specialised computing equipment to the Gobabeb Research Institute in the Erongo Region. The equipment will enable the institute to establish Namibia’s first ever bioinformatics, remote sensing and geographic information systems desk. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

NAMPA
SWAKOPMUND, 13 MAY 2025 - Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope, Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, NSA Statistician-General Alex Shimuafeni photographed with different stakeholders at the opening of the high-level stakeholder meeting on enhancing the Gender-Based Violence Information Management System (GBVIMS) at Swakopmund on Tuesday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 13 MAY 2025 - Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope, Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, NSA Statistician-General Alex Shimuafeni photographed with different stakeholders at the opening of the high-level stakeholder meeting on enhancing the Gender-Based Violence Information Management System (GBVIMS) at Swakopmund on Tuesday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

NAMPA
ONDANGWA, 13 May 2025 - The Executive Director of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Ben Nangombe during the electricity acceleration engagement held in Ondangwa on Tuesday.

ONDANGWA, 13 May 2025 - The Executive Director of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Ben Nangombe during the electricity acceleration engagement held in Ondangwa on Tuesday.

NAMPA
RUNDU, 13 May 2025 - The Dr Herbert Diaz Ndango Secondary School which started out in tents. (Photo Contributed) NAMPA

RUNDU, 13 May 2025 - The Dr Herbert Diaz Ndango Secondary School which started out in tents. (Photo Contributed) NAMPA

NAMPA