Afghanistan, Oct. 24 -- A total of 517 Afghan nationals were arrested in Pakistan during the week of October 11-17, while fear of arrest remained the main reason many Afghans returned to their home country, according to a joint report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN refugee agency.
The report estimated that 2,744,068 Afghan nationals had returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan between September 15, 2023, and October 17, 2026. The total includes both voluntary and forced returns.
During the same week, an estimated 3,883 Afghans returned through the Torkham, Chaman and Bahramcha border crossings, the two agencies reported. Of those who returned, 83 percent were undocumented, while 9 percent held Afghan Citizen...