SOCIETY — June 14, 2026
3,000 Returned Refugee Families in Zabul Receive Housing Plots
Since returns from neighboring countries began, 11,745 families with 34,351 individuals have resettled in the province, including 268 families in the past three months.
The Ehtebar Desk — originates with Bakhtar News — 2 min read
Zabul province officials have begun distributing residential plots to 5,000 returned refugee families in Sheikh Mati town. So far, 3,000 families have received the plots.
Engineer Rozi Mohammad and Mawlawi Abdul Wali Ibrat provided statements on the distribution and returnee numbers. They reported that 11,745 families, totaling 34,351 individuals, have returned to the province from neighboring countries since returns began. Of those, 268 families arrived in the past three months.
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