The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that 73,364 Afghans returned to their country in the third week of March, while 36,166 others left.
The main reason for this increase from neighboring Pakistan and Iran is voluntary return, IOM said.
According to the flow monitoring snapshot released by the IOM, compared to the previous week, the inflow movement in the third week of Match increased by 2 percent. On the other hand, the outflow movements decreased by 13 percent.
The Torkham crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan was closed on Feb 21, before it reopened on March 22.
Meanwhile, the Pakistani government has asked all “illegal foreigners” and Afghan Citizen Card holders to leave the country before March 31, warning they would otherwise be deported from April 1.
