Flow Monitoring - Spontaneous Returns of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan
Overall returnees through Torkham and Chaman since January 2020
For this reporting period 72 interviews wereconducted comprising of the following categories
* interviews were conducted at both transit points, Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak
*Undocumented families
84.7%*Undocumented individuals travelling with documented families
9.7%*Undocumented individuals travelling alone
5.6%
19 January- 1 February 2020
WHO IS AN UNDOCUMENTED AFGHANIndividuals with No DocumentsIndividuals with No Passport or Lapsed VisaIndividuals with TazkiraIndividuals with Expired POR Card
Individuals with ACC Token
Rented Car0%
Individuals with ACC Card
792
277Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak border.79 individuals used the Torkham border crossing while 198 individualscrossed through Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing.
Overall 8% individuals were identified as vulnerable duringthis reporting period
DisabledPersons
PregnantWomen
Individuals with no documentsAfghans who do not have any legaldocument (POR, ACC, VISA)
0%Individuals with no Passport orExpired VisaAfghans with expired visa or passportwithout visa
17%Individuals with Tazkira
Afghan ID card that comes underthe Undocumented Afghans category
0%Individuals with Expired POR CardProof of Registration (POR) cards that have expired before 2015
0%Individuals with ACC Token Individuals who received token to obtain ACC
1%Individuals with ACCIndividuals with Afghan Citizen Card (ACC)
82%
92%
Total %GenderAge Group
10%
89%
1%
60 + Yr
18 - 59 Yr
5 - 17 Yr
Age Group of Respondents
Female
Male
Respondents by Gender
12%
88%
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Overall 47 vehicles crossed from Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak borders. Majority of the returnees used Pick-ups and Buses (50% and 44% respec�vely) to return to Afghanistan. Cash & Household Items were reported as highest priority assets for migrants returning to Afghanistan.
Transport Type Summary
TRA
NSP
OR
T &
ASS
ETS
53%
Elderly Members
24%
Chronically ill persons
0%
FemaleHeaded
Households 20%
0%
3%
Families Carrying Cash
28%
ProductiveAssets
6%
* Mul�ple responses provided
6%
Livestock
Families Carrying Cash
ProductiveAssets
100%
Household Items or PersonalBelongings
Tork
ham
Cha
man Own
TransportationLivestock
0%
OwnTransportation
63% 94% 0% 6%
Male 78%
Female 22%
Male 91%
Female 9%Male 100%
Female 0%
Male 94%
Female 6%
Male 80%
Female 20%
Male 90%
Female 10%
Male 100%
Female 0%
Male 0%
Female 0%
Male 0%
Male 100%
Female 0%
* % of Households travelling with assets to Afghanistan
100%
Household Items or PersonalBelongings
Female 0%
Truck
Bus
On average 13individuals
used one Truck
On average 8individuals
used one pickup
6%
50%Pickup
On average 4individuals
used one bus44%
RET
UR
NS
& A
CC
CA
RD
DIS
TRIB
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By Foot0%
Total Male
47.2%
Total Female
0 - 4 Yr
5 - 17 Yr
18-59 Yr
60+ Yr
Age-Gender Disaggregation (Individuals)
50% 25% 0 25% 50%
52.8%
Widows
Age Group
1.7%
25.7
%2.
6%9.
4%15
.1%
17.7%18.2%
9.6%
50 41 44
59
143 106
132 136 137
123
66
207
297
53 60
16 50 16
108 107 121
174 146
118 107
189
79 19
122 80
107 97
63 31
138 86
89 57 54
104 133 55
49 30 22 7 46 49
29
66
37 42
179 139
74
420
329
257 166
366
500
403 457
518 511
173
108 114
114
0
351 351
332
358
274 329
249
374
108
16
218
524
443
168
513
134 175
127
309
145
293
176 195
37
174 204
138 153
113
191
119
61
86 112
-
100
200
470,836
423,449
TorkhamChaman
ACC CardDistributed
495,855 546,511570,465
592,656
2020
24-30 Nov
1-7 Dec
3-9 Feb
10-16 Feb
17-23 Feb
24 Feb-2 Mar
3-9 Mar
10-16 Mar
17-23 Mar
24-30 Mar
31Mar-6 April
7-13 April
14-20 April
21 April-4 May
21-27 April 5-11 May
2019
9-15 June
16-22 June2-8 June
26 May-1 June
19-25 May
12-18 May
30 June- 6 July
23-29 June
7-13 July
14-20 July
21-27 July
28 July-3 Aug
11- 17 Aug
4 - 10 Aug
18- 24 Aug
25-31 Aug
1- 7 Sep
8-14 Sep
15-21 Sep
22-28 Sep
29 Sep -5 Oct
6-12 Oct
13-19 Oct
20-26 Oct
27 Oct-2 Nov
3-9 Nov 17-23 Nov
10-16 Nov
15-21 Dec 29 Dec-4 Jan
8-14 Dec
22-28 Dec
5-11 Jan
12-18 Jan
19-25 Jan
26 Jan- 1 Feb
Chaman Border Torkham Border
Chaman Border Torkham Border
31%
88%
67%
55%
86%
31%
13%
20%
14%9%
100%
75%
87%91%
100%
0%
50%
100%
29 Dec-4 Jan 5-11 Jan 12-18 Jan 19-25 Jan 26 Jan-1 Feb
38%
100%93%
91%
71%
100%
88%
100% 100%100%
0%
50%
100%
29 Dec-4 Jan 5-11 Jan 12-18 Jan 19-25 Jan 26 Jan-1 Feb
Flow Monitoring - Spontaneous Returns of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan 19 January- 1 February 2020
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In Torkham, ‘Returning Home’ is trending upwards and 100% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (increase of 13 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). ‘Economic Factors’ is trending upwards and 86% of the respon-dents cited this as a push factor (increase of 19 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). ‘Afraid of Being Deported’ decreased to 14% (decrease of 6 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). Whereas none of the respondents at Torkham reported ‘Lack of Documenta�on’ and ‘Camp Closure’ as a push factor.
In Chaman, ‘Returning Home’ is trending upwards and 57% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (increase of 7 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). ‘Economic Factors’ is trending downwards and 40% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (decrease of 2 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). Whereas none of the respondents at Chaman reported ‘Lack of Documenta-�on’, ‘Afraid of Being Deported’ and ‘Camp Closure’ as a push factor.
The indicator rated as the main pull factor for both border crossing points was ‘Own Country’. This was reported by 100% of the respondents at Torkham and 90% of the respondents at Chaman. The second highest concern was ‘Reunion with Family / Rela�ves’ which was reported by 71% of the respondents at Torkham and 10% of the respondents at Chaman. Furthermore, none of the respondents at Torkham and Chaman reported ‘Improvement in Security Situa�on’ and ‘Availability of Assis-tance in Afghanistan’ as a pull factor.
PUSH FACTORS
PULL FACTORS
Economic Factors
Afraid of Being Deported
Camp Closure
Returning Home
Undocumented
Improvement in Security Situa�onAvailability of Assistance in Afghanistan
Reunion with Family and rela�ves
Own Country
Economic Factors Afraid of Being Deported Camp Closure Returning Home Undocumented
Availability of Assistance in Afghanistan
Reunion with Family andRela�ves
Own CountryImprovement in Security Situa�on
RANK 1Top three ranked provinces in Pakistanbased on the PUSH Factors’ responses are.
RANK 1Nangarhar
RANK 3KunduzTop three ranked provinces in Afghanistan
based on the PULL Factors’ responses are.
Push factors: Factors which discourage Undocumented Afghan na�onals from staying in host country.
Pull factors: Factors which encourage UndocumentedAfghan na�onals to return to their country of origin.
RANK 2Kandahar
RANK 2 RANK 3BalochistanSindh KPK
28%
13%
42%
13%
40%
72%73%
50%
71%
57%
0%
50%
100%
29 Dec-4 Jan 5-11 Jan 12-18 Jan 19-25 Jan 26 Jan-1 Feb
14%7%
17%21%
10%
86%93%
83%79%
90%
0%
50%
100%
29 Dec-4 Jan 5-11 Jan 12-18 Jan 19-25 Jan 26 Jan-1 Feb
PUSH Factors (Weekly Trend)
PULL Factors (Weekly Trend)
Flow Monitoring - Spontaneous Returns of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan 19 January- 1 February 2020
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AFGHANISTAN
PAKISTAN
In Torkham, ‘Returning Home’ is trending upwards and 100% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (increase of 13 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). ‘Economic Factors’ is trending upwards and 86% of the respon-dents cited this as a push factor (increase of 19 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). ‘Afraid of Being Deported’ decreased to 14% (decrease of 6 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). Whereas none of the respondents at Torkham reported ‘Lack of Documenta�on’ and ‘Camp Closure’ as a push factor.
In Chaman, ‘Returning Home’ is trending upwards and 57% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (increase of 7 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). ‘Economic Factors’ is trending downwards and 40% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (decrease of 2 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). Whereas none of the respondents at Chaman reported ‘Lack of Documenta-�on’, ‘Afraid of Being Deported’ and ‘Camp Closure’ as a push factor.
The indicator rated as the main pull factor for both border crossing points was ‘Own Country’. This was reported by 100% of the respondents at Torkham and 90% of the respondents at Chaman. The second highest concern was ‘Reunion with Family / Rela�ves’ which was reported by 71% of the respondents at Torkham and 10% of the respondents at Chaman. Furthermore, none of the respondents at Torkham and Chaman reported ‘Improvement in Security Situa�on’ and ‘Availability of Assis-tance in Afghanistan’ as a pull factor.
Number of individualsreturning from Provincesof Pakistan
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LegendProvinceDistrict
Interna�onal Boundary
Return Movements to top 3Provinces (Individuals)
1 - 100101 - 1,0001,001 - 3,000
Concentra�on of Returnees1 - 100101- 500
500 - 3,000Line of Control
Karachi
SINDHBALOCHISTAN
PUNJABSOUTHERN PAKISTAN
PUNJAB
BALOCHISTAN
K P K Jammu &
Kashmir
P A K I S T A N
A F G H A N I S T A N
Rawalpindi
Sialkot
Lahore
HaripurPeshawar
Charsadda
Islamabad
Kandahar
Ghor
Zabul
Ghazni
Pak�ka
Baghlan
Bamyan
Daykundi
Sar-e-Pul
Wardak
Balkh
Uruzgan
Samangan
Nuristan
BadakhshanTakhar
Kunar
Kabul
Logar
Pak�a
Parwan
Khost
Faryab
Nangarhar
Panjsher
Jawzjan
Laghman
Kapisa
Kunduz
Hilmand
Herat
KhyberAgency
Abbotabad
Kohat
Lakki Marwat
Bannu
Que�a
Population Movement Trend for Spontaneous Returns of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan
Pishin
Killa Abdulla
h
15
60
Farah
Data Source: Popula�on Census Organiza�on,UNOCHA
Disclaimers: The designa�ons employed and the presenta�on of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Na�ons concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authori�es, or concerning the delimita�on of its fron�ers or boundaries. The do�ed line represents approximately the line of control between India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the par�es.
Please note: The boundaries and names shown and the designa�ons used on this map do not imply official acceptance or endorsement by IOM.
Disclaimers: The designa�ons employed and the presenta�on of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Na�ons concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authori�es, or concerning the delimita�on of its fron�ers or boundaries. The do�ed line represents approximately the line of control between India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the par�es.
Please note: The boundaries and names shown and the designa�ons used on this map do not imply official acceptance or endorsement by IOM.
The top 5 des�na�on provinces for returns are- Kandahar (45%)- Nangarhar (24%)- Kabul (10%)- Kunduz (9%)- Baghlan (4%)
The largest propor�on of returnsare from:- Balochistan (48%)- Sindh (25%)- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (22%)- Punjab (5%)
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LegendProvinceDistrict
Interna�onal Boundary
Concentra�on of Returnees1 - 100101- 500
500 - 3,000Line of Control
Karachi
SINDHBALOCHISTAN
PUNJABSOUTHERN PAKISTAN
PUNJAB
BALOCHISTAN
K P K
FATA
Jammu & Kashmir
P A K I S T A N
Rawalpindi
Sialkot
Lahore
HaripurPeshawar
Charsadda
Islamabad
Kandahar
KhyberAgency
Abbotabad
Kohat
Lakki Marwat
Bannu
Que�a
Current Living Conditions of Undocumented Afghans in Pakistan
Pishin
Killa Abdulla
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LIVI
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NS
IN P
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Data Source: Popula�on Census Organiza�on,UNOCHA
* The Response for “Own House” relates to the fact that land/house is bought in the name of Pakistani rela�ves.
Living in Own House
Current Living Condi�on of Undocumented Afghans in Pakistan
Rented House
Living in Camp
Spontaneous Se�lements
Living with Rela�ves
Living in Closed Camp
Overall, 98% of Undocumented Afghan returnees reported livingin rented houses, 1% living incamps whereas the remaining 1% reported living in spontaneous se�lements.
There are differences at provinciallevels where for example in Sindhand Balochistan 100%, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 93% and in Punjab 75% of Undocumented Afghan returnees reported living in rented houses.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 7% Undocumented Afghan returneesreported living in camps comparedto none in Sindh,Balochistanand Punjab.
In Punjab 25% Undocumented Afghan returnees reported living in Spontanious Se�lements compared to none in Sindh,Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Rented House 98%
93%
75%
20%
20%20%
100%
100%
100%
1%
100%
Living in a camp
7%
1%Living in spontaneous settlement
25%