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On 3 October 2023, the Government of Pakistan announced its decree “Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan’ setting a 1 November deadline for the voluntary return’ of all undocumented Afghans in Pakistan to their country of origin. As this decree applies to an estimated 1.3 million undocumented Afghans residing in Pakistan. Returnees coming to Afghanistan from Torkham (Nangarhar), Spin boldak (Kandahar) border crossings recently Herat and Paktya provinces border crossing also opened for returnees.