KABUL, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- A total of 138 Afghan refugee families have ended living in exile in neighboring Pakistan and Iran and returned to their homeland Afghanistan on Wednesday, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Thursday.
The former Afghan refugees received government support at the border crossing points before leaving for different provinces, said the report.
More than 1.2 million Afghan refugees have reportedly returned to their homeland over the past year, while some 6 million Afghan refugees are currently living abroad with a majority in Pakistan and Iran. ■
