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Scores of Afghans still residing in Dir despite repatriation drive​

Haleem Asad
August 11, 2026

LOWER DIR: Although Afghan refugee camps in Lower Dir have been vacated and most of the nearly 41,000 Afghan nationals, who had been living in the district for decades, have either voluntarily returned to Afghanistan or left following administrative pressure, sources claim that some of them are still residing and doing business in various parts of the district.

A special meeting, chaired by Deputy Commissioner Basharat Ahmad, on Monday was briefed regarding the repatriation process of Afghan nationals. The meeting also reviewed the status of undocumented Afghan nationals and those residing in Pakistan on sponsorship visas.

The deputy commissioner directed all assistant commissioners to hold meetings with relevant DSPs, SHOs and Special Branch officials and establish contact with Pakistani citizens sponsoring Afghan nationals.

He instructed officials to ensure evacuation of Afghan nationals from their respective subdivisions within two days and submit compliance reports.

 

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A senior official told Dawn that majority of Afghan nationals had already returned to their homeland. He said that around 4,200 Afghans possessing Proof of Registration (PoR) cards or Afghan Citizen Cards (ACC) were still present in the district.

He said that all refugee camps in Lower Dir were cleared and government would not tolerate continued presence of undocumented Afghan nationals in the district.

He said that clear instructions were issued about repatriation of undocumented Afghans. He added that district administration would bear their transportation expenses up to Torkham border crossing.

However, sources said that some Afghans, who returned to Afghanistan, later re-entered Pakistan through Chaman border and eventually made their way back to Lower Dir. They said that scores of undocumented Afghan nationals were still living in the district.

Another senior official said all police stations in the district were directed to keep a close watch on undocumented Afghan nationals and report their presence to the administration so that appropriate action could be taken to facilitate their repatriation.

 

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439 Afghan families return from Iran, Pakistan in single day​

The Frontier Post

KABUL (Pajhwok): A total of 439 families, comprising 2,071 people, returned to the country from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in a single day, an official said on Saturday.

Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), shared a report of the High Commission for Addressing Afghan Refugees’ Problems on his X account.

According to the report, 367 families, comprising 1,805 people, returned to Afghanistan and were registered through the Torkham crossing.

The commission said 318 families, comprising 2,308 people, were transported from Torkham to Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman and Kabul provinces, with 1.67 million afghanis provided to cover their transport costs.

It added that a total of 3.486 million afghanis in cash assistance was provided to 409 families at Torkham, while healthcare and telecommunications services were also provided at the Omari camp.

Meanwhile, 13 families, comprising 55 people, returned to Afghanistan through the Spin Boldak crossing in Kandahar province.

Officials said 14 families, comprising 50 people, were transported to various provinces, with more than 104,000 afghanis provided to cover their transport costs.

The commission added that a total of 114,000 afghanis was provided to 14 families at Spin Boldak, while food, healthcare and telecommunications services were also provided.

The report noted that 42 families, comprising 164 people, returned through Pul-i-Abresham in Nimroz province. In addition, 1,017 individual travellers also returned.

A total of 42,000 afghanis in cash assistance was provided to five families.

Similarly, 17 families, comprising 47 people, returned through the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, while a total of 102,000 afghanis was provided to 17 families.

The Transport and Transfer Committee in Kabul also transported 36 families, comprising 169 people, to various provinces and provided them with 147,600 afghanis to cover their transport costs.

Overall, 439 families, comprising 2,071 people, returned to Afghanistan, while 368 families, comprising 2,527 people, were transported to various provinces. Assistance was provided to 445 families, and 363 SIM cards from telecommunications networks were distributed, the commission concluded.