Afghanistan, Aug. 2 -- The bodies of three Afghan nationals killed in a criminal incident in southern Italy have been returned to Afghanistan, the Taliban Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said.

The ministry said the remains were transferred to Kabul on July 27 and 28 before being delivered to the victims' families in Balkh, Kabul and Parwan provinces.

The victims were identified as Esmatullah, Fazel Amin and Amjad Safi, who were originally from Balkh, Nangarhar and Parwan provinces, according to the ministry.

The three Afghans and one Pakistani citizen were killed on June 2 in Italy's southern Calabria region, where they were found inside a burned vehicle. Italian authorities later arrested two Pakistani nationals over alleged invol...