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400 undocumented Afghans returned from Pakistan
9,239 undocumented Afghans returned from Iran
1,573 total returns from Pakistan since 01 Jan 2018
39,649 total returns from Iran since 01 Jan 2018
91% of returnees from Pakistan (363 individuals) assisted
4% of returnees from Iran (370 individuals) assisted
67 Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UMC) from Iran among those assisted, 0 from Pakistan
2 Single Females (SF) from Iran among those assisted, 0 from Pakistan
52 Medical Cases (MC) from Iran among those assisted, 0 from Pakistan
Return from Pakistan
A total of 400 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned or were de-ported from Pakistan through the Turkham (Nangarhar) and Spin Boldak (Kandahar) border crossings from 21—27 Jan 2018, according to the Border Monitoring Team of the Directorate of Refugees and Repatriation (DoRR). Of the total returnees, 370 were spontaneous returnees and 30 were de-ported. This number marks a 8% decrease compared to the previous week (433). The total number of undocumented Afghan returnees from Pakistan since 01 January 2018 is now 1,573. IOM provided post-arrival assistance to 91% of undocumented Afghan returnees from Pakistan (363 individuals), including 250 individuals in poor families, 111 individuals in single parent families and 2 special cases. The assistance provided includes meals, accom-modation, basic medical screening, Non-Food Items (NFIs), onward trans-portation cash grants and referral services, as well as support from partners.