Flow Monitoring - Spontaneous Returns of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan

Overall returnees through Torkham and Chaman since January 2019 For this reporting period 116 interviews were

conducted comprising of the following categories

* interviews were conducted at both transit points, Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak

*Undocumented families

83.6%*Undocumented individuals travelling with documented families

15.5%*Undocumented individuals travelling alone

0.9%

6th - 19th January 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

967

370 Undocumented Afghan individuals returned to Afghanistan through the Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak border.103 individuals used the Torkham border crossing while 267 individualscrossed through Chaman/Spin Boldak border crossing.

Overall 9% individuals were identified as vulnerable duringthis reporting period

DisabledPersons

PregnantWomen

Individuals with no documents

80% Afghans who do not have any legaldocument (POR,ACC,VISA)

1%Individuals with no Passport orExpired VisaAfghans with expired visa or passportwithout visa

14%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

2%Individuals with ACC Token Individuals who received token to obtain ACC

2%Individuals with ACCIndividuals with Afghan Citizen Card (ACC)

91%

Total %GenderAge Group

6%

91%

3%

60 + Yr

18 - 59 Yr

5 - 17 Yr

Age Group of Respondents

Female

Male

Respondents by Gender

27%

73%

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Overall 100 vehicles crossed from Torkham and Chaman/Spin Boldak borders. Majority of the returnees used Pickups and Trucks (74% and 6% 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

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ASS

ETS

47%

Elderly Members

20%

Chronically ill persons

6%

FemaleHeaded

Households 22%

2%

3%

Families Carrying Cash

35%

ProductiveAssets

9%

* Mul�ple responses provided

0%

Livestock

Families Carrying Cash

ProductiveAssets

98%

Household Items or PersonalBelongings

Tork

ham

Cha

man Own

TransportationLivestock

0%

OwnTransportation

66% 100% 2% 18%

Male 56%

Female 44%

Male 96%

Female 4%Male 83%

Female 17%

Male 100%

Female 0%

Male 70%

Female 30%

Male 96%

Female 4%

Male 0%

Female 0%

Male 100%

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 12 individuals

used one Truck

On average 7individuals

used one pickup

6%

74%Pickup

On average 4individuals

used one bus20%

RET

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CC

CA

RD

DIS

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By Foot0%

Total Male

46.8%

Total Female

0 - 4 Yr

5 - 17 Yr

18-59 Yr

60+ Yr

Age-Gender Disaggregation (Individuals)

50% 25% 0 25% 50%

53.2%

*Widows+ Other

Age Group

1.6%

24%

2.7%

12.1

%14

.4%

17.3%18.6%

9.4%

*Other category include 2% durg addicts.

TorkhamChaman

ACC Applications Received(Figures presented with 3 months gap)

ACC CardDistributed(Figures presented with 2 weeks gap)

Key EventsTT

129 231 269

211 347

422

541 491

458

600

741

1,007

533

193 114

167 38

202

583 473 489

297 92

455

225 187

26 268

423 383

260

287

370

232 95

259

209 115

180

182 184

87 131 48

49 46 49 54

227 250

326

518

354

533

436 470

361

518

502 512

293

78 107 46

12

191

652

420 376

480

37

405

362

254 330

489 520

220

327

323 301

140

277 391

230 362

250

419

183 323 326

254

551

105 162

-

200

400

600

878,604

300,000

320,000

327,664

284,964

175,321

Ini�a�on of ACC Centers Closing(9 - Mar - 2018)

21-27 Oct

18-24 Feb

201825 Feb -

3 Mar

4-10 Mar

11-17 Mar

18-24 Mar

25-31 Mar

1-7 April

8-14 April

15-21 April

22-28 April

29 April-5 May

6-12 May

13-19 May 27May-2June

3-9 June20-26 May

10-16June

17-23 June

24-30 June

1-7 July

8-14 July

15-21 July

22-28 July

29 July-4 Aug

5-11 Aug

12-18 Aug

19-25 Aug

26 Aug-1 Sep

2-8 Sep

9-15 Sep

16-22 Sep

23-29 Sep

30 Sep-6 Oct

7-13 Oct

14-20 Oct4-10 Nov

28 Oct-3 Nov

11-17 Nov

18-24 Nov

25Nov-1 Dec

2-8 Dec

9-15 Dec

16-22 Dec

23-29 Dec

30 Dec-5 Jan

6-12 Jan

10,613

13-19 Jan

Flow Monitoring - Spontaneous Returns of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan

Chaman Border Torkham Border

Chaman Border Torkham Border

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In Torkham, ‘Economic Factors’ is trending slightly downwards and 67% of therespondents cited this as a push factor (decrease of 3 percentage points compared to last week). ‘Returning Home’ is also trending downwards and 62% of the respon-dents cited this a push factor (decrease of 5 percentage points compared to last week). ‘Afraid of Being Deported’ increased to 27% (increase of 10 percentage points compared to last week). ‘Lack of Documenta�on’ is trending downwards and 5% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (decrease of 1 percentage point compared to last week).Whereas none of the respondents at Torkham cited ‘Camp Closure’ as a push factor.

In Chaman, ‘Returning Home’ is trending downwards and is at 56% (decrease of 3 percentage points compared to last week). ‘Afraid of Being Deported’ is trending upwards and is at 22% (increase of 17 percentage points compared to last week) . ‘Economic Factors’ is trending downwards and is at 16% (decrease of 11 percentage points compared to last week). Whereas none of the respondents at Chaman report-ed ‘Camp Closure’ and ‘Lack of Documenta�on’ as a push factor.

The indicator rated as the main pull factor for both border crossing points was ‘Own Country’. This was reported by 86% of the respondents at Torkham and 78% of the respondents at Chaman. The second highest concern was ‘Reunion with Family / Rela�ves’ which was reported by 62% of the respondents at Torkham and 22% of the respondents at Chaman.

Whereas none of the respondents at Torkham and Chaman reported ‘Availability of Assistance in Afghanistan’ or ‘Improvement in Security Situa�on’ as a pull factor at both border crossing points.

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 1K.P.K

Top three ranked provinces of origin preferred by returnees based on the PUSH Factors’ responses are.

RANK 1Kandahar

RANK 3KabulTop three ranked des�na�ons in

Afghanistan preferred by returnees 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 2Nangarhar

RANK 2Punjab

RANK 3Balochistan

43%

82%

62%

70%67%

39%

11%17%

27% 30%

14%6%

5%

96%

79% 69%

67% 62%

0%

50%

100%

16-22 Dec 23-29 Dec 30 Dec- 5 Jan 6-12 Jan 7-19 Jan

18%

6%11%

27%

16%

33%

16% 16%

5%

22%

49%

78%73%

59%56%

0%

50%

100%

16-22 Dec 23-29 Dec 30 Dec-5 Jan 6-12 Jan 7-19 Jan

7%

68%71%

62%67%

62%

100% 100% 100%

85% 86%

0%

50%

100%

16-22 Dec 23-29 Dec 30 Dec-5 Jan 6-12 Jan 7-19 Jan

13% 9%

25% 23%22%

87%91%

75% 77% 78%

0%

50%

100%

16-22 Dec 23-29 Dec 30 Dec-5 Jan 6-12 Jan 13-19 Jan

PUSH Factors (Weekly Trend)

PULL Factors (Weekly Trend)

Flow Monitoring - Spontaneous Returns of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan 6th - 19th January 2019

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In Torkham, ‘Economic Factors’ is trending slightly downwards and 67% of therespondents cited this as a push factor (decrease of 3 percentage points compared to last week). ‘Returning Home’ is also trending downwards and 62% of the respon-dents cited this a push factor (decrease of 5 percentage points compared to last week). ‘Afraid of Being Deported’ increased to 27% (increase of 10 percentage points compared to last week). ‘Lack of Documenta�on’ is trending downwards and 5% of the respondents cited this as a push factor (decrease of 1 percentage point compared to last week).Whereas none of the respondents at Torkham cited ‘Camp Closure’ as a push factor.

In Chaman, ‘Returning Home’ is trending downwards and is at 56% (decrease of 3 percentage points compared to last week). ‘Afraid of Being Deported’ is trending upwards and is at 22% (increase of 17 percentage points compared to last week) . ‘Economic Factors’ is trending downwards and is at 16% (decrease of 11 percentage points compared to last week). Whereas none of the respondents at Chaman report-ed ‘Camp Closure’ and ‘Lack of Documenta�on’ as a push factor.

The indicator rated as the main pull factor for both border crossing points was ‘Own Country’. This was reported by 86% of the respondents at Torkham and 78% of the respondents at Chaman. The second highest concern was ‘Reunion with Family / Rela�ves’ which was reported by 62% of the respondents at Torkham and 22% of the respondents at Chaman.

Whereas none of the respondents at Torkham and Chaman reported ‘Availability of Assistance in Afghanistan’ or ‘Improvement in Security Situa�on’ as a pull factor at both border crossing points.

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

FATA

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

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60

87

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(53%)- Nangarhar (18%)- Kabul (6%)- Kunduz (6%)- Laghman(3%)

The largest propor�on of returnsare from:- Balochistan (49%)- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (24%)- Punjab (16%)- Sindh (10%)- PAK (1%)

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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

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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 84% of Undocumented Afghan returnees from this week lived in rented houses, whereas 8% reported living in a ‘sponta-neous se�lements’, and 6% reported living in camp where remaining 2% reported living with rela�ves.

There are differences at the provincial level where for exam-ple in Sindh 100%, and in Baloch-istan 91% in KP 76% and in Punjab 77% of Undocumented Afghan returnees reported living in rented houses.

In punjab, 23% of the Undocu-mented Afghan returnees report-ed living in spontaneous se�le-ments compared to 8% in KP and none in Balochistan and Sindh.

Rented House 84%

76%

77%

20%

20%20%

Living in Camp

100%

91%

100%8%8%

Living in spontaneous settlement6%

23%

Living with relatives 2%

5%

9%

11%

100%