Ninety-two Afghan nationals have returned home after being released from prisons in Pakistan, the Taliban-run Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Thursday.
The ministry said the Afghan nationals were freed from various Pakistani jails and had crossed back into Afghanistan. It said the detainees had spent between one day and two months in custody.
The ministry did not provide details on the reasons for the arrests. In previous cases, however, Afghan migrants have been detained in Pakistan for lacking valid residency or travel documents.
The releases come amid a broader increase in the detention of Afghan migrants in Pakistan, where authorities have stepped up enforcement measures in recent months. Some Afghan migrants have previously told local media they were subjected to harassment and mistreatment by police.
The United Nations has said that more than 2.6 million people, mostly from Iran and Pakistan, returned to Afghanistan in 2025, a flow that has placed heavy pressure on the country’s limited resources.
International aid agencies have repeatedly warned that many returnees arrive in Afghanistan with little support, and that the lack of infrastructure raises the risk of poverty, renewed displacement and humanitarian crises.
