Returns and displacement in Afghanistan

IOM Pakistan’s Weekly Situation Report on the Return of Undocumented Afghans through the Torkham border, reporting period [2nd - 8th April 2017].

During the week of 19th – 25th March 2017, a total of 869 (143 families) undocumented Afghans returned from Pakistan through the Torkham border. Movement trends for the reporting period indicate: Of the total, 62%

IOM Pakistan’s Weekly Situation Report on the Returns of Undocumented Afghans through the Torkham border, reporting period [26th March  - 1st April 2017].

In 2016, a total of 691,581 undocumented Afghans returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan (248,054) and Iran (443,527). This is a 4% overall increase from 2015 (663,295 returns from Pakistan and Iran).

In 2016, a total of 6,864 Afghans voluntarily returned to their country through the AVRR programme.

The surveys informing this report were carried out in two districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), namely Peshawar and Haripur, during the 6th and 10th of February 2017. A total of 279 individuals in 42 families were surveyed. Four Focus Group Discussions were also carried out in both districts.

  During the week of 12-18 February 2017, a total of 734 (154 families) undocumented Afghans returned from Pakistan through the Torkham border.

From 2 November 2016 through 7 February 2017, a total of 435 heads of household were interviewed at Zero Point and IOM’s Transit Center near the border. The results of those interviews are analyzed in the following report.

A total of 306 heads of households were interviewed: 34% were daily wage laborers in Pakistan, 11% were drivers and 6% were shopkeepers. The majority of the heads of household interviewed (59%) reported at least some debt, mostly between 10,000 - 20,000 PKR.

During the first three months of 2016, a total of 102,515 undocumented Afghans were deported or spontaneously returned to Afghanistan through Islam Qala Border in Herat, Milak border of Nimroz, Turkham border of Nangarhar and Spin Boldak border of Kandahar provinces in addition to Khost and Pakti

Between January and December 2015, a total of 663,295 Afghans spontaneously returned and were deported through Torkham, Islam Qala, Milak and Spin Boldak borders. Compared with the same period in 2014, spontaneous returns through the four borders have increased by 31% (416,457 vs.