Afghanistan — Return of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan and Iran Overview 2016

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). Despite the consistency in the overall total, return levels were significantly different between 2015 and 2016, with returns from Pakistan increasing by 108% (248,054 vs. 119,279) and returns from Iran decreasing by 18% (443,527 vs. 544,016).