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Refugee returnees to Afghanistan in 2018 by province

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7,349
Last updated 19 Jun 2018
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Refugee returnees to Afghanistan by age and gender JSON 
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Refugee returnees to Afghanistan by year JSON 
Refugee returnees to Afghanistan by province JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Badakhshan UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  0.0%
3
Baghlan UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  3.0%
219
Balkh UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  2.5%
184
Bamyan UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  0.3%
21
Daykundi UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  0.2%
15
Farah UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  0.5%
34
Faryab UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  0.4%
32
Ghazni UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  1.3%
99
Ghor UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  0.1%
4
Helmand UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  1.5%
107
Herat UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  3.7%
269
Jowzjan UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  2.2%
158
Kabul UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  28.1%
2,063
Kandahar UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  4.5%
331
Kapisa UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  0.2%
13
Khost UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  2.3%
167
Kunar UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  1.8%
132
Kunduz UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  5.6%
413
Laghman UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  3.1%
230
Logar UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  7.0%
514
Maidan Wardak UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  0.8%
62
Nangarhar UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  15.2%
1,113
Nimruz UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  0.4%
33
Paktia UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  7.0%
514
Paktika UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  0.3%
24
Parwan UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  1.0%
76
Samangan UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  0.5%
35
Sar-e Pol UNHCR, Government 9 Jun 2018
  4.7%
342
Takhar UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  1.1%
83
Urozgan UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  0.2%
16
Zabul UNHCR, Government 19 Jun 2018
  0.5%
39


Refugee in Afghanistan in 2018 JSON 
78,210
Last updated 19 Jun 2018
Source - UNHCR 
Refugees demographic breakdown JSON 
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    Published: 11 June 2018 (10 days ago)
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    Conclusions of the Fifth Meeting of the Quadripartite Steering Committee: Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees to Support Voluntary Repatr...

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    Conclusions of the 29th Tripartite Commission Meeting between the Government of the Islamic Republics of Afghanistan and Pakistan and UNHCR

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    The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan hosted and chaired the 29th Tripartite Commission Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey on 30 November 2017.
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    Afghanistan: Community Protection Measures Fact Sheet - December 2017

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    Published: 12 December 2017 (6 months ago)
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    Conclusions of the Fifth Meeting of the Quadripartite Steering Committee: Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees to Support Voluntary Repatr...

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    The purpose of the meeting was to discuss developments in the implementation of the Solutions Strategy for Afghan Refugees (SSAR) to Support Voluntary Repatriation, Sustainable Reintegration and Assis...
    Published: 1 December 2017 (6 months ago)
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    Conclusions of the 29th Tripartite Commission Meeting between the Government of the Islamic Republics of Afghanistan and Pakistan and UNHCR

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    The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan hosted and chaired the 29th Tripartite Commission Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey on 30 November 2017.
    Published: 30 November 2017 (6 months ago)
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  •   Highlights
    UNHCR Afghanistan has released a map of Who is doing What and Where in the provinces of Khost and Paktika. Check it out here: https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/64160
    21 Jun 2018
    Afghanistan Protection Cluster has released its national Factheet for May! Check it out here: https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/64119
    20 Jun 2018
    UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Bank signed a data sharing agreement. This will strengthen existing data collection processes and enhance technical capacity for a comprehensive analysis of the return process and how best to support the reintegration of returnees over time.
    05 Nov 2017
    Key contact information

    Please contact the following focal points

    Type of Inquiry Contact
    Donor Relations corcoran@unhcr.org
    Media farhadn@unhcr.org
    Data faqiry@unhcr.org
    Afghanistan Funding (2018)
    $125,800,000
    Total appeal
    Date of Funding Data 14 May 2018 (1 month ago)
    Refugees in Afghanistan by province JSON 
    Location name Source Data date Population
    Khost UNHCR 19 Jun 2018
      54.0%
    42,261
    Paktika UNHCR 19 Jun 2018
      46.0%
    35,949


    New IDPs in Afghanistan in 2018 JSON  .CSV 
    132,744
    Last updated 19 Jun 2018
    Source - OCHA 
    IDPs in Afghanistan by year JSON 
      Links
    Afghanistan Shelter Cluster
    Global Shelter Cluster Afghanistan page
    Global Protection Cluster | Afghanistan
    The Global Protection Cluster coordinates and provides global level inter-agency policy advice and guidance on the implementation of the cluster approach to Protection Clusters in the field, supports protection responses in non-refugee situation humanitarian action as well as leads standard and policy setting relating to protection in complex and natural disaster humanitarian emergencies, in particular with regard to the protection of internally displaced persons.
    HDX | OCHA Afghanistan
    OCHA Afghanistan on HDX
    HDX | UNHCR Afghanistan
    UNHCR Afghanistan on HDX
    HR.info – Afghanistan Protection Cluster page
    humanitarianresponse.info
    UNHCR Global Focus - Afghanistan
    Global Focus is UNHCR’s main operational reporting portal for donors and other key partners. This site provides an overview of the protection risks that refugees and other populations of concern to UNHCR face across the world, as well as regularly updated information about the organization’s programmes, operations, financial requirements, funding levels and donor contributions.