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IOM: More than 43,000 Afghans return from Iran and Pakistan in two weeks
The International Organization for Migration said 43,412 Afghan migrants returned from Iran and Pakistan between October 25 and November 7, while returns from Pakistan rose by 35 percent. More than 4.2 million people have returned from the two countries since the beginning of 2025.
The International Organization for Migration announced that 43,412 Afghan migrants returned to their country from Iran and Pakistan over a two-week period between October 25 and November 7, 2026.
In a report published on Friday, November 13, and carried by Afghanistan International, the organization said that 38,087 people returned from Iran, while 5,325 returned from Pakistan.
Returns from Pakistan rise
According to the report, the number of people returning from Pakistan rose by 35 percent compared with the previous two weeks, while returns from Iran fell by 4 percent. The organization did not specify how many of the returnees had been forcibly deported, as authorities in both countries detain migrants without valid residency documents and generally deport them.
The organization said the total number of people returning from Iran and Pakistan between January 1, 2025, and November 7, 2026, exceeded 4.2 million. During the past two weeks, returnees received health care, food, transportation, temporary shelter and other essential assistance.
Daily returns through four crossings
In its daily report, the General Secretariat of Afghanistan’s High Commission for Addressing Migrant Problems said that 112 families comprising 518 people returned on Thursday, November 12, through the Torkham, Spin Boldak, Pul-e Abrisham and Islam Qala crossings, according to the Afghan Pajhwok News Agency. It added that the returnees received registration and transportation services, cash and in-kind assistance, and medical care before being transported to their areas of origin.
The International Organization for Migration warned in late October that more than 1.3 million Afghans had returned from Iran and Pakistan since the beginning of the current year, while winter threatens the most vulnerable families and the humanitarian response faces a funding shortfall.
Photos: International Organization for Migration, Wikimedia Commons
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