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Torkham port opened to Afghan returnees from Pakistan
The Nangarhar Governor previously had emphasized that all of the returnees coming back through Torkham port would be quarantined for two weeks in Torkham Camp, but now it is reported that the returnees are allowed to enter Afghanistan after only a 24-hour stay at the camp.
It is to be mentioned that the Nangarhar Governor, Shah Mahmoud Miakhil, has built a camp in Torkham to quarantine the passengers, but now he has said that the refugees will be free to go after 24 hours of stay at the camp.
The governor has added that he had previously been serious because he wanted to make sure that all the passengers take proper tests for the virus.
A security source, who tends to remain unanimous, said that due to the enormous number of passengers, they were unable to quarantine the returnees for two weeks long, so they let them go prematurely.
Torkham is said to be open to the returnees until this Wednesday.
Based on the information, Pakistani officials are allowing only 1,000 passengers to enter Afghanistan daily.
This comes as 20,000 Afghan returnees are reported to have gathered on the other side of the border to enter Afghanistan.
The main concerns are that if these passengers are traveling to Nangarhar and then to other provinces without any standard testing, the risk of the COVID-19 outbreak will grow beyond imagination in Afghanistan.
The COVID-19 was first in Afghanistan from Iran through Herat, and now the entry of returnees in homage numbers from Torkham will increase the danger of the outbreak to a higher level.
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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days
As many as 837 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country through Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings in the last two days, officials announced on Saturday.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement that 90 families comprising 468 people returned through Torkham crossing.
Another 67 families comprising 369 people returned through Spin Boldak crossing, it said.
The returnees have been introduced to international organizations to receive aid, and the Islamic Emirate has also paid 10,000 Afghanis to each family.
Pakistani government launched the second phase of deporting illegal refugees five days ago.
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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners
Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.
Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.
This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.
Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.
Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.
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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand
Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.
Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.
According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.
This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.
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