Highlights
433 undocumented Afghans returned from Pakistan
9,651 undocumented Afghans returned from Iran
1,173 total returns from Pakistan since 01 Jan 2018
30,410 total returns from Iran since 01 Jan 2018
84% of returnees from Pakistan (365 individuals) assisted
4% of returnees from Iran (370 individuals) assisted
79 Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UMC) from Iran among those assisted, 5 from Pakistan
62 Medical Cases (MC) from Iran among those assisted, 0 from Pakistan
Return from Pakistan
A total of 433 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned or were deported from Pakistan through the Turkham (Nangarhar) and Spin Boldak (Kandahar) border crossings from 14—20 Jan 2018, according to the Border Monitoring Team of the Directorate of Refugees and Repatriation (DoRR).
Of the total returnees, 356 were spontaneous returnees and 79 were deported.
This number marks a 37 % increase compared to the previous week (315). The total number of undocumented Afghan returnees from Pakistan since 01 January 2018 is now 1,173. IOM provided post-arrival assistance to 84% of undocumented Afghan returnees from Pakistan (365 individuals), including 217 individuals in poor families, 122 individuals in Single Parent families (SP), 21 special cases (SC) and 5 Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UAM). The assistance provided includes meals, accommodation, basic medical screening, Non-Food Items (NFIs), onward transp