Flow Monitoring - Spontaneous Returns of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan Overall returnees through Torkham and Chaman since January 2019 For this reporting period 125 interviews were conducted comprising of the following categories * interviews were conducted at both transit points, Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak *Undocumented families 83.2% *Undocumented individuals travelling with documented families 15.2% *Undocumented individuals travelling alone 1.6% 10th - 23rd November 2019 WHO IS AN UNDOCUMENTED AFGHAN Individuals with No Documents Individuals with No Passport or Lapsed Visa Individuals with Tazkira Individuals with Expired POR Card Individuals with ACC Token Rented Car 0% Individuals with ACC Card 16,447 420 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak border. 188 individuals used the Torkham border crossing while 232 individuals crossed through Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing. Overall 10% individuals were identified as vulnerable during this reporting period Disabled Persons Pregnant Women Individuals with no documents Afghans who do not have any legal document (POR, ACC, VISA) 0% Individuals with no Passport or Expired Visa Afghans with expired visa or passport without visa 17% Individuals with Tazkira Afghan ID card that comes under the Undocumented Afghans category 1% Individuals with Expired POR Card Proof of Registration (POR) cards that have expired before 2015 0% Individuals with ACC Token Individuals who received token to obtain ACC 4% Individuals with ACC Individuals with Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) 78% 90% Total % Gender Age Group 12% 85% 3% 60 + Yr 18 - 59 Yr 5 - 17 Yr Age Group of Respondents Female Male Respondents by Gender 15% 85% RESPONDENT’S PROFILE RETURNEE’S PROFILE VULNERABLE CASES Overall 105 vehicles crossed from Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak borders. Majority of the returnees used Pick-ups and Trucks (45% and 42% respec�vely) to return to Afghanistan. Cash & Household Items were reported as highest priority assets for migrants returning to Afghanistan. Transport Type Summary TRANSPORT & ASSETS 57% Elderly Members 16% Chronically ill persons 5% Female Headed Households 15% 1% 6% Families Carrying Cash 46% Productive Assets 18% * Mul�ple responses provided 11% Livestock Families Carrying Cash Productive Assets 100% Household Items or Personal Belongings Torkham Chaman Own Transportation Livestock 11% Own Transportation 74% 100% 3% 7% Male 68% Female 32% Male 99% Female 1% Male 80% Female 20% Male 100% Female 0% Male 73% Female 27% Male 99% Female 1% Male 67% Female 33% Male 100% Female 0% Male 67% Male 100% Female 0% * % of Households travelling with assets to Afghanistan 100% Household Items or Personal Belongings Female 33% Truck Bus On average 9 individuals used one Truck On average 8 individuals used one pickup 42% 45% Pickup On average 5 individuals used one bus 13% RETURNS & ACC CARD DISTRIBUTION By Foot 0% Total Male 46.9% Total Female 0 - 4 Yr 5 - 17 Yr 18-59 Yr 60+ Yr Age-Gender Disaggregation (Individuals) 50% 25% 0 25% 50% 53.1% * Widows + Other Age Group 2.5% 24.5% 3.1% 11% 14.5% 18.9% 17% 8.5% * Other category include 1% mentally ill. 470,836 423,449 Torkham Chaman ACC Card Distributed 495,855 546,511 570,465 592,656 131 48 49 46 49 54 22 84 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 55 323 326 254 551 105 162 171 56 179 139 74 420 329 257 166 366 500 403 457 518 511 173 108 114 114 351 351 332 358 274 329 249 374 108 16 218 524 443 168 513 134 175 127 309 145 293 176 195 37 - 2018 9-15 Dec 16-22 Dec 23-29 Dec 30 Dec- 5 Jan 6-12 Jan 20-26 Jan 13-19 Jan 3-9 Feb 27 Jan- 2 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 June 2-8 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
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Flow Monitoring - Spontaneous Returns of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan
Overall returnees through Torkham and Chaman since January 2019
For this reporting period 125 interviews wereconducted comprising of the following categories
* interviews were conducted at both transit points, Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak
*Undocumented families
83.2%*Undocumented individuals travelling with documented families
15.2%*Undocumented individuals travelling alone
1.6%
10th - 23rd November 2019
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
16,447
420 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak border.188 individuals used the Torkham border crossing while 232 individualscrossed through Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing.
Overall 10% 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
1%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
4%Individuals with ACCIndividuals with Afghan Citizen Card (ACC)
78%
90%
Total %GenderAge Group
12%
85%
3%
60 + Yr
18 - 59 Yr
5 - 17 Yr
Age Group of Respondents
Female
Male
Respondents by Gender
15%
85%
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Overall 105 vehicles crossed from Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak borders. Majority of the returnees used Pick-ups and Trucks (45% and 42% 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
57%
Elderly Members
16%
Chronically ill persons
5%
FemaleHeaded
Households 15%
1%
6%
Families Carrying Cash
46%
ProductiveAssets
18%
* Mul�ple responses provided
11%
Livestock
Families Carrying Cash
ProductiveAssets
100%
Household Items or PersonalBelongings
Tork
ham
Cha
man Own
TransportationLivestock
11%
OwnTransportation
74% 100% 3% 7%
Male 68%
Female 32%
Male 99%
Female 1%Male 80%
Female 20%
Male 100%
Female 0%
Male 73%
Female 27%
Male 99%
Female 1%
Male 67%
Female 33%
Male 100%
Female 0%
Male 67%
Male 100%
Female 0%
* % of Households travelling with assets to Afghanistan
100%
Household Items or PersonalBelongings
Female 33%
Truck
Bus
On average 9individuals
used one Truck
On average 8individuals
used one pickup
42%
45%Pickup
On average 5individuals
used one bus13%
RET
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& A
CC
CA
RD
DIS
TRIB
UTI
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By Foot0%
Total Male
46.9%
Total Female
0 - 4 Yr
5 - 17 Yr
18-59 Yr
60+ Yr
Age-Gender Disaggregation (Individuals)
50% 25% 0 25% 50%
53.1%
* Widows + Other
Age Group
2.5%
24.5
%3.
1%11
%14
.5%
18.9%17%
8.5%
* Other category include 1% mentally ill.
470,836
423,449
TorkhamChaman
ACC CardDistributed
495,855546,511
570,465
592,656
131 48
49 46 49
54 22 84
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
323 326
254
551
105
162 171
56
179 139
74
420
329
257 166
366
500
403 457
518 511
173
108 114 114
351 351 332
358 274
329 249
374
108
16
218
524
443
168
513
134
175
127
309
145
293
176 195
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2018
9-15 Dec
16-22 Dec
23-29 Dec
30 Dec-5 Jan
6-12 Jan 20-26 Jan
13-19 Jan
3-9 Feb
27 Jan-2 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 June
2-8 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
Flow Monitoring - Spontaneous Returns of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan
Chaman Border Torkham Border
Chaman Border Torkham Border
10th - 23rd November 2019
47%
65%
42%
69% 73%
15%
20%
29%
19%
17%
1% 6%7%
10%5%
31%
97% 94%89%
92%90%
0%
50%
100%
20-26 Oct 27 Oct-2 Nov 3-9 Nov 10-16 Nov 17-23 Nov
10%
8%
74% 71%74%
85%83%
97% 94% 95% 100% 100%
0%
50%
100%
20-26 Oct 27 Oct-2 Nov 3-9 Nov 10-16 Nov 17-23 Nov
PUSH
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In Torkham, ‘Returning Home’ is trending upwards and 90% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (increase of 1 percentage point compared to the last reporting period). ‘Economic Factors’ is trending upwards and 73% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (increase of 31 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). ‘Afraid of Being Deported’ decreased to 17% (decrease of 12 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 70% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (increase of 2 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). ‘Economic Factors’ is trending downwards and 26% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (decrease of 1 percentage point 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 83% of the respondents at Chaman. The second highest concern was ‘Reunion with Family / Rela�ves’ which was reported by 83% of the respondents at Torkham and 13% 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 3KabulTop 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 3BalochistanKPK Sindh
20%
38%
27% 26%26%
2%3% 4% 4%
86%
63%68% 67% 70%
0%
50%
100%
20-26 Oct 27 Oct-2 Nov 3-9 Nov 10-16 Nov 17-23 Nov
4% 4%
14% 10%
36%
9% 13%
86%90%
59%
87%83%
0%
50%
100%
20-26 Oct 27 Oct-2 Nov 3-9 Nov 10-16 Nov 17-23 Nov
PUSH Factors (Weekly Trend)
PULL Factors (Weekly Trend)
Flow Monitoring - Spontaneous Returns of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan 10th - 23rd November 2019
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PAKISTAN
In Torkham, ‘Returning Home’ is trending upwards and 90% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (increase of 1 percentage point compared to the last reporting period). ‘Economic Factors’ is trending upwards and 73% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (increase of 31 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). ‘Afraid of Being Deported’ decreased to 17% (decrease of 12 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 70% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (increase of 2 percentage points compared to the last reporting period). ‘Economic Factors’ is trending downwards and 26% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (decrease of 1 percentage point 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 83% of the respondents at Chaman. The second highest concern was ‘Reunion with Family / Rela�ves’ which was reported by 83% of the respondents at Torkham and 13% 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
19
102
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 (23%)- Kabul (9%)- Kunduz (4%)- Hilmand (4%)
The largest propor�on of returnsare from:- Balochistan (60%)- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (24%)- Sindh (11%)- Punjab (5%)
25148
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
NG
CO
ND
ITIO
NS
IN P
AK
ISTA
N
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, 95% of Undocumented Afghan returnees from this week reported living in rented houses, 4% in ‘Camps’ whereas the remaining 1% reported living in ‘Closed Camps’. There are differences at the provincial level where for exam-ple in Sindh and Punjab 100%, in KP 96% and Balochistan 93% of Undocumented Afghan return-ees reported living in ‘rented houses’.
In Balochistan, 7% of the Undoc-umented Afghan returnees reported living in ‘Camps’ compared to 2% in KP and none in Sindh and Punjab.
