Pakistan — Flow Monitoring of Undocumented Afghan Returnees from Pakistan (18—24 February 2018)

In the period between 18-24 February 2018, 227 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing whilst 129 individuals used the Torkham border crossing, bringing the total number of returns this week to 356 (67 families). There is an approximate 38% increase in the total number of returns as compared to last week. The total number of Undocumented Afghans that returned spontaneously to Afghanistan since 1st January 2018 through Torkham and Chaman now stands at 2,879 (excluding deportations). 48% of returnees were male whereas 52% were female. - The top 5 destination provinces for returns are: Kandhar (49%), Nangarhar (13%), Kabul (8%), Kunduz (6%) and Kunar (4%). The largest proportion of returns is from Balochistan (52%) followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (21%), Sindh (18%), Punjab (7%) and FATA (1%).