Pakistan — Flow Monitoring of Afghan Returnees — Bi-Weekly Report (1 – 15 August 2024)

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Pakistan’s Flow Monitoring (FM) provides key insights into the overall migration trends of Afghan nationals returning to Afghanistan, as well as an overview of the profiles of Afghan returnees and their mobility patterns, exploring routes, vulnerabilities, demographics and social characteristics. Between 1 and 15 August, DTM border monitors (BMs) interviewed 373 heads of households through a Flow Monitoring Registry (FMR) form, while 14,294 Afghan returnees were identified through five border crossing points (BCPs) (see map 1). For more information on FM methodology, see page 5.

Highlights

• During this reporting period, DTM teams have observed a decrease of nine per cent in returns compared to the last two weeks of July 2024.
• Cumulatively, from 15 September 2023, 697,693 individuals have returned to Afghanistan. Thirty per cent (206,802 individuals) of this total have returned since 1 January 2024.
• The number of return figures continue to surpass those recorded in the first quarter of 2024.
• Most of the returnees are undocumented Afghans (83%), followed by PoR holders (15%) and ACC holders (2%).