Ministry says Afghans that arrived earlier in week have departed

AMMAN  — The official spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Daifallah Al-Fayez on Friday announced that Afghan citizens whom Jordan had allowed to pass through its territory earlier this week on their way to the US, have left the Kingdom.اضافة اعلان

Fayez said that their passage and departure were according to arrangements agreed upon with the US, in which Jordan allowed a maximum of 2,500 people to pass through to help deal with the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

Fayez also said that Afghan citizens might continue to pass through Jordan until the end of this month, according to Al-Ghad.

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