GENEVA: The United Nations called Tuesday for more international support to help millions of Afghan refugees return home, stressing their repatriation could help stabilize the volatile region.

Afghanistan's refugee crisis has lasted 35 years, with numbers reaching over six million at its peak, and with 2.6 million still registered in 70 different countries. An equal number are likely unregistered.

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