Afghanistan: 1000s of war-displaced families return home

KABUL, 02 February 2022, (TON): Families which were forced to leave their homes during the 20-year conflict are returning to their villages in the Shinwari area of Nangarhar. Shinwari is a large area located alongside the Durand Line in Nangarhar.

The area is comprised of six districts including Spin Ghar, Nazian, Achin, Haska-Mina, Dor Baba and Ghani Khel.

The displaced families include the residents of Asadkhel of Spin Ghar district who were forced to leave their homes after the US dropped the the mother of all bombs.

The mother of all bombs” has left destruction and ruin in the area.

Nasir Khan, a resident of the village, said that he returned home after a period of two years. He said that many homes in the village have become ruins.

He said “no one has the capability to reconstruct their residences. When the mother of all bombs was used here, dozens of residences were destroyed.”

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