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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Pakistan’s FM provides key insights into cross-border migration trends, returning Afghan nationals to Afghanistan, their profiles, mobility patterns, routes, vulnerabilities, demographics and other social characteristics. Between 1 and 15 January 2026, DTM border monitors (BMs) interviewed 1,382 heads of households through a Flow Monitoring Registry (FMR) form, while 39,103 Afghan returnees were identified through five border crossing points (BCPs).
- Since 1 April 2025, 1,117,007 Afghan nationals have returned, of which 154,893 (14%) were deported.
- During the reporting period, both returns (-31%) and deportations (-47%) declined compared with the previous bi-weekly period (16–31 December 2025). The decrease may be associated with short-term operational and seasonal factors observed during the reporting period.
- Fear of arrest (99%) remains the most important reason among respondents to return to Afghanistan.
- Cumulatively, since 15 September 2023, 1,971,040 individuals have returned to Afghanistan. Fifty-nine per cent (1,165,049 individuals) of this total have returned since 1 January 2025.