517 undocumented Afghans arrested in a week, IOM report says
A joint IOM and UNHCR report says fear of arrest was the main reason for return for 95% of undocumented Afghans and ACC holders during the reporting period, which ran to October 17.
517 Afghans were arrested between October 11 and 17, and undocumented Afghans and ACC holders made up 97% of arrests and detentions.
An estimated 3,883 Afghans returned through Torkham, Chaman and Bahramcha, including 499 deportations.
Returns fell about 10% and deportations fell 48% compared with the previous week.
Fear of arrest was the main reason for return for 95% of undocumented and ACC holders and 68% of PoR holders.
Since September 15, 2023, the report counts 2,744,068 Afghans sent back from Pakistan up to October 17, 2026.