KABUL, June 6 (Xinhua) -- More than 3,500 Afghan refugees returned to their homeland Afghanistan in a single day on Friday, reported the official Bakhtar News Agency on Saturday.

A total of 682 families, which were composed of 3,574 individuals, returned to Afghanistan on Friday, the state-owned media outlet added.

According to Bakhtar, 126 refugees returned from Iran, and the remaining 3,448 returned from Pakistan.

More than 5 million refugees have reportedly returned to Afghanistan since late 2023. Over 700,000 have returned since January this year. ■