Humanitarian agencies warn that the current surge in returns could push Afghanistan into another humanitarian crisis if immediate assistance is not provided.
According to the authorities, approximately 50,000 Afghan nationals have returned to the country via Spin Boldak since the beginning of April.
The township is being constructed on 2,000 acres of land and will feature 890 housing units upon completion.
Many refugees who have returned from Pakistan have had to leave mostly everything behind, including houses, businesses and possessions.
Since 1 April at least 44,900 people have returned, with around 58% of them children, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
The meeting comes amid ongoing reports of arbitrary detention and harassment of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers by law enforcement agencies in Islamabad in Pakistan.
Between Sunday, 21 July, and Saturday, 16 August, 11,054 children, 9,320 women, and 11,826 men were expelled from the country.
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