Afghanistan, April 13 -- Over 860,000 Afghan migrants have been deported from Pakistan since September 2023, with the majority returning via Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Since September 2023, over 860,000 Afghan citizens have left Pakistan. Data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) indicates that more than half a million of these individuals crossed the border into Afghanistan through the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. This mass return of migrants has been closely monitored by both Pakistani authorities and international organizations.
The return of Afghan migrants occurred in two main phases. The first phase, which involved undocumented Afghan migrants, was marked by forced deportation. According to reports from the Pakistani newsp...