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1% IOM Pakistan collects data on the oulows of undocumented Afghan migrants at the Torkham and Chaman border crossing points in an effort to beer understand the migraon movements of undocumented Afghan migrants returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan. This report is part of the European Union funded project ‘‘Displacement Tracking Matrix Regional Evidence for Migraon Analysis and Policy (DTM REMAP)”. Key findings during this reporng period are: OVERVIEW UNDOCUMENTED AFGHAN RETURNEES THROUGH TORKHAM AND CHAMAN BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER 2020 1,602 AGE AND GENDER 18-59 years 5-17 years 117 130 232 271 268 225 27 29 60+ years 0-4 years Elderly Members Disabled Persons Pregnant Women Female Headed Houshold Widows TYPE OF VULNERABILITY 3 311F October 33% 8% 15% 29% 9% 32% 4% 5% 17% 41% 2% 38% 2% 17% 40% 8% October November December MAIN OCCUPATION IN PAKISTAN 2 2> >0 02 21 1 Unskilled Labor Skilled Labor Business Salaried Job 51% 30% 16% 2% Student DISTRIBUTION OF UNDOCUMENTED RETURNEES Undocumented family Undocumented individual 95% 5% 0% 98% 2% 91% 9% 97% 3% October November December From October to December 2020, 1,602 undocumented Afghan migrants returned to Afghanistan, including 1,125 through the Chaman border point and 477 through the Torkham border point. Border authories facilitated the return of 303 individuals due to the lack of legal documentaon to remain in Pakistan. Informaon concerning these 303 individuals is not included in the report analysis. All returnees were carrying household items, personal belongings and cash when surveyed. They also traveled with addional items, such as producve assets (80%), transportaon vehicles (14%) and livestock (8%).* The top 3 challenges returnees expected to face in Afghansitan were: arranging livelihood (26%), seling into a new city (25%) and finding beer income opportunies (25%). 5 5 88443311BB October 53% 24% 19% 3% 1% Undocumented individual travelling with documented family 2 222F November 3 311F December The average family size of returnees was 10 individuals and 12% of all returnees recorded during the reporng period were categorized as vulnerable persons. GENDER DISTRIBUTION BY MONTH DOCUMENTATION STATUS BY MONTH VULNERABILITIES BY MONTH OCCUPATION STATUS BY MONTH 37% Chronically Ill 33% 6% 4% 17% 3% 50% FEMALE 50% MALE - - &&..3311BB November 45% 38% 13% 3% 1% 2 2 !!,,3322BB December 50% 33% 12% 3% 2% 49% 51% 50% 50% 49% 51% * Mulple answers were possible, so totals may not add up to 100% Funded by the European Union QUARTERLY FLOW MONITORING REPORT: SPONTANEOUS RETURN OF UNDOCUMENTED AFGHAN MIGRANTS FROM PAKISTAN (OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2020)

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IOM Pakistan collects data on the outflows of undocumented Afghan migrants at the Torkham and Chaman border crossing points in an effort to better understand the migration movements of undocumented Afghan migrants returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan. This report is part of the European Union funded project ‘‘Displacement Tracking Matrix Regional Evidence for Migration Analysis and Policy (DTM REMAP)”. Key findings during this reporting period are:

OVERVIEW

UNDOCUMENTED AFGHAN RETURNEES THROUGH TORKHAM AND CHAMANBETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER 20201,602

AGE AND GENDER

18-59 years

5-17 years

117 130

232 271

268 225

27 29

60+ years

0-4 years

Elderly Members Disabled Persons

Pregnant Women Female Headed Houshold Widows

TYPE OF VULNERABILITY

5151++4949++FOctober

33%

8% 15%29%

9% 32% 4% 5% 17%

41% 2% 38% 2% 17%

40% 8%

October

November

December

MAIN OCCUPATION IN PAKISTAN

5050+3030+1616+22++11Unskilled

LaborSkilled Labor

Business Salaried Job

51% 30% 16% 2%

Student

DISTRIBUTION OF UNDOCUMENTED RETURNEES

Undocumented family

Undocumented individual

95%

5%

0%

98% 2%

91% 9%

97% 3%

October

November

December

From October to December 2020, 1,602 undocumented Afghan migrants returned to Afghanistan, including 1,125 through the Chaman border point and 477 through the Torkham border point.Border authorities facilitated the return of 303 individuals due to the lack of legal documentation to remain in Pakistan. Information concerning these 303 individuals is not included in the report analysis.

All returnees were carrying household items, personal belongings and cash when surveyed. They also traveled with additional items, such as productive assets (80%), transportation vehicles (14%) and livestock (8%).*The top 3 challenges returnees expected to face in Afghansitan were: arranging livelihood (26%), settling into a new city (25%) and finding better income opportunities (25%).

53+ 53+2424++1919++33++11++BB October53% 24%

19%

3%1%

Undocumented individual travelling with documented

family

5050++5050++FNovember

5151++4949++FDecember

The average family size of returnees was 10 individuals and 12% of all returnees recorded during the reporting period were categorized as vulnerable persons.

GENDER DISTRIBUTION BY MONTH

DOCUMENTATION STATUS BY MONTH

VULNERABILITIES BY MONTH

OCCUPATION STATUS BY MONTH

37%Chronically Ill

33%6%

4% 17%3%

50%FEMALE

50%MALE

45+ 45+3838++1313++33++11++BB November45% 38%

13%

3%1%

50+ 50+3333++1212++33++22++BB December50% 33%

12%

3%2%

49%

51%

50%

50%

49%

51%

* Multiple answers were possible, so totals may not add up to 100%

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9%

7%

14%

10%13%

9%

29%

13%

30%

9%

25%

10%

42%37% 43%

Reunion with family

Availability of assistance

57%

43% 43%42%

43%

57%58%

57%

October November December

2

PULL FACTORS

PUSH FACTORS

Unable to pay utilities 30%

Unable to pay house rent 38%

No employment 12%

Business reasons 12%

Fear of arrest/deportation 8%38+38+3030++1212++1212++88++BB57+57+4343+F

October November December

FORESEEN CHALLENGES OF RETURNEES

MONTHLY TREND

MONTHLY TREND

Note: The Torkham border point has been partially closed since 1 November 2020. The figures represented on the timeline for November and December 2020 include a data compilation effort between IOM Pakistan and IOM Afghanistan.

349

119

355

22

ChamanTorkham

2020 RETURN TREND

445

203

Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug

664

306 9784

34

1,107

14

1,678

19

304150

Sep Oct Nov Dec

REPORTING PERIOD

26+74++T Income opportunities 26%

25+75++T Resettle in a new city 25%

15+85++T Arrange for shelter 15%

26+74++T Arrange for livelihood 26%

6+94++T Education 6%

Security challenges 0%0+100+T

Availability of medicine and health facilities

1%1+99++TAvailability of clean drinking water

1%1+99++T

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NovemberOctober December23+44+3313+57+3017+50+33Average type of vehicle between October and December

3

DISTRICTS OF ORIGIN IN PAKISTAN OF RETURNEES

SETTLEMENT TYPE LEGEND

Rented house Spontaneous settlement in Pakistan Camp Living with relatives

TRANSPORTATION TYPE

19%Bus

49%Truck

32%Pick up

33%50%17%30%57%13%33%44%23%

ORIGIN DISTRICT SETTLEMENT TYPE

4. Karachi 14% 100%

6. Killa Saifullah 2% 100%

5. Killa Abdullah 39% 98% 2%

10. Quetta 25% 100%

9. Pishin 14% 60% 40%

1. Hangu 1% 100%

3. Kalat 1% 100%

2. Islamabad 1% 100%

8. Peshawar 1% 100%

7. Loralai 2% 100%

Disclaimer:Dotted line represents approximately the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties. The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsover on the part of IOM or United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

SINDH

BALOCHISTAN

PUNJAB

Jammu&

Kashmir

ISLAMABAD

KHYBERPAKHUNKHWA

2

8

3

5

9

6

7

4

10

1

101 - 500

1 - 100

1001 - 3000

501 - 1000

Province border

District border

Line of control

Disputed border

District without returnees

International border

LEGEND NUMBER OF RETURNEES

TRANSPORTATION TYPE BY MONTH

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Disclaimer: This document was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.

NovemberOctober December

TRANSPORTATION TYPE

18+46+369+62+2911+47+42The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout the report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IOM concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning its frontiers or boundaries.

Disclaimer:

INTENDED PROVINCE SETTLEMENT TYPE

10. Zabul 3% 25%

9. Sar-e-pul 1%

5. Hirat 2%

25%

1. Baghlan 2%

100%

2. Balkh 1%

3. Ghazni 2%

Note:This map and the following legend focus on the top 10 provinces of intended return in Afghanistan only.

Average type of vehicle between October and December

43%8. Kunduz 6%

63%

50%

7. Kandahar 65% 52%

6. Kabul 5%

76% 12% 12%

4

4. Hilmand 7%

53%

75% 25%

34%

Province border

Province without returnees

LEGEND

International border

PROVINCE OF INTENDED RETURN

101 - 500

1 - 100

1001 - 3000

501 - 1000

1

2

3

4

56

7

8

9

10

NUMBER OF RETURNEES

SETTLEMENT TYPE LEGEND

Rented house Own house in Afghanistan Camp Living with relatives

42%47%11%29%62%9%36%46%18%

33%33%

13%24%

6%41%

6%42%

25%50%

7%

75%

14%Bus

51%Truck

35%Pick up

TRANSPORTATION TYPE BY MONTH

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