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epa11360505 Afghan refugees, who have returned from neighboring Pakistan, assemble for registration at Enjargi camp of Thathapol district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, 22 May 2024. Around 5,000 Afghan refugee families have returned to their home country since April 1, according to officials from the refugee department in Kandahar. These returnees, at the Enjargi camp in the Thathapol district of Kandahar, represent an ongoing trend of approximately 100 families repatriating daily. About 1,7 million undocumented Afghans migrants who were in Pakistan, have been affected by the 01 November 2023 deadline to leave the country, given to them by the Pakistani government, and as a result thousands of Afghans having to leave the country in a hurry. EPA/QUDRATULLAH RAZWAN 53244