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

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Pakistan collects data on the outflows of Afghans at the Torkham (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Badini, Bahramcha and Chaman (Balochistan) border crossing points (BCPs) to better understand the movements of Afghans returning to Afghanistan.

The data presented below is harmonised with those from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), who also cover Ghulam Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).

On 26 September 2023, the Ministry of Interior in Pakistan announced its decision to enact its “Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan (IFRP)”. Between 1 and 15 June 2024, 22,167 Afghan nationals returned to Afghanistan, including 18,367 through the Torkham BCP, 3,439 through the Chaman BCP, 361 through the Ghulam Khan BCP, while no Afghan nationals returned through the Badini and Bahramcha BCPs. In addition, border authorities deported 404 individuals due to a lack of valid documentation. Since 1 January 2024, IOM identified 141,089 returns at the four BCPs.