KABUL, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan will receive over 9.4 million U.S. dollars in aid from leading aid agencies for thousands of displaced people and returnees in the country, the caretaker government's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement on Sunday.
The ministry has signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the aid agencies, which will implement public utility projects in five provinces benefiting over 13,610 families, said the statement.
About 1 million Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from Pakistan, Iran, and Türkiye over the past eight months, according to recent official data from the ministry.
The Afghan caretaker government has called on local and international organizations to invest in the country and help create job opportunities. ■