Highlights
4,564 undocumented Afghans returned from Pakistan
5,609 undocumented Afghans returned from Iran
59,985 total returns from Pakistan since 1 January 2017
133,544 total returns from Iran since 1 January 2017
98% of returnees from Pakistan (4,471 individuals) assisted
7% of returnees from Iran (402 individuals) assisted
Return from Pakistan
A total of 4,564 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned or were deported from Pakistan through the Turkham border (Nangarhar province) border crossing from 14-20 May 2017, according to the Border Monitoring Team of the Directorate of Refugees and Repatriation (DoRR).
Of the total returnees, 4,535 were spontaneous returnees in family groups and 29 were deported individuals. This is a 3% increase from the previous week and brings the total number of undocumented Afghans returnees from Pakistan since 1 January 2017 to 59,985.
IOM provided post-arrival assistance to 98% of undocumented Afghan returnees from Pakistan (4,471 individuals), including 1,055 single parents and 15 special cases. The assistance provided includes meals, accommodation, Non-Food Items (NFIs), onward transportation and referral services, as well as support from partners (see Annex 1) .
IOM’s Deputy Director General, Ambassador Laura Thompson visited the Turkham border crossing together with the Humanitarian Coordinator, the IOM Chief of Mission, the Assistant Representative for UNHCR and donor counterparts from the EU and Switzerland, to inaugurate a substantial expansion of the IOM Turkham Transit Center in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province for undocumented Afghan returnees from Pakistan on Saturday, 20 May 2017.