Weekly updates track UNHCR-assisted Afghan nationals returning from Pakistan, Iran, Tajikistan, and other countries, detailing both voluntary repatriation and other returns. IOM's bi-weekly flow monitoring from Pakistan provides insights into cross-border migration trends, including profiles and mobility patterns of returning Afghans. A wide range of districts across Afghanistan are identified as intended return locations for assisted returnees.

The ongoing large-scale returns of Afghan nationals from neighboring countries present continuous challenges for humanitarian response and reintegration efforts. Funding for the humanitarian response remains well below requirements.

Over 1.2 million people are internally displaced within Afghanistan, while more than 860,000 Afghans are refugees in other countries. The continuous influx of returnees adds pressure on already strained resources and services in the country.

Specific details on the vulnerabilities and needs of returning populations are not yet covered in recent reporting.