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Between October and December 2025, IOM deployed 9 border monitors (BMs) at the specified BCPs. At Torkham and Chaman, BMs are stationed at the return point where returnees are waiting to cross into Afghanistan near the zero point, which marks the international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. In Badini, BMs are located 1,200 to 1,300 meters from the zero point. In Bahramcha, BMs are situated 900 meters from the zero point. To retrieve information on returnees’ profiles and mobility patterns, BMs use a Flow Monitoring Registry (FMR) form to interview heads of households of Afghan families returning to Afghanistan. More information on the FMR is available on page 9. Between October and December 2025, BMs interviewed 14,301 heads of households, while 375,261 Afghan nationals were identified returning to Afghanistan. This is obtained through a household registry with all family members travelling with the head of household, including gender, age, documentation status and various other breakdowns, complemented with data from other sources.