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Between 1 November 2020 – 31 January 2021, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) recorded 223,135 total returns (221,382 from Iran and 1,753 from Pakistan) of undocumented Afghans from Iran and Pakistan. In coordination with the Afghanistan Protection Cluster (APC), IOM conducted a total of 5,219 household surveys with undocumented returnees with at least one person with specific needs (PSN)* in their household since May 2020 to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the protection environment across 11 provinces. This report covers the period 1 November – 31 January during which 1,845 surveys were undertaken via house visits and over the telephone, depending on restrictions on movement, with PPE provided to beneficiaries and staff to mitigate COVID19 risks. This report was produced with the support of the EU’s Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and the Swiss Government’s Ministry for Migration Management (SEM).1