As many as 30,000 jeribs of grabbed land has been restituted in northern Kunduz province, an official said.
Agriculture Director Mawlavi Amanullah Hassan said a commission tasked to retrieve grabbed lands was able to identify 85,000 acres of grabbed land in which 30,000 had been retrieved.
Local residents hailed government decision to retake grabbed lands from grabbers and demanded punishment for land grabbers.
According to the previous government figures, nearly 1.6 million jeribs of state land was grabbed by people, powerful individuals and officials of the past government