Over 245,000 Afghan refugees return home in first half of 2019: IOM

Afghan refugees arrive at Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, July 13, 2019. A total of 245,405 Afghan refugees have returned from neighboring countries of Pakistan and Iran to their homeland since January, said a statement of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released here Thursday. (Xinhua/Sanaullah Seiam)