Overview
- More than one million Afghans returned in 2025, bringing total returns since the 2023 plan’s launch to over 1.82 million, UNHCR reports.
- In November, 171,055 people went back to Afghanistan, including 37,899 deported via the Chaman, Torkham and Barabcha crossings.
- The third phase targeting Proof of Registration card holders began in September and has recorded nearly 166,000 returns, including over 31,500 processed through UNHCR centers in November.
- Border tensions in November disrupted cross-border movement and led UN agencies to temporarily relocate from the Chaman area.
- Authorities have de-notified 54 Afghan refugee villages as UNHCR maintains essential services and presses for university student exemptions, which are being applied on an ad hoc basis.