Stats & Figures
Total number of Afghans who have returned home since October 2023.
What is 5.4 million?
The UN agency responsible for the "Palais des Nations" briefing.
UNHCR
What does "PoR" stand for in the context of Pakistani identification cards?
Proof of Registration
According to the UN, what percentage of displaced Afghans are women and children?
70% or 71%
As of February 2026, the UNHCR's funding for the Afghan response is only at this percentage.
8%
The percentage of Afghan immigrants in the U.S. who live in California.
39%
The current UNHCR Representative to Afghanistan
Arafat Jamal
This international principle forbids returning a refugee to a country where they face a clear risk of torture.
Non-refoulement
Which two countries are the top global destinations for Afghan migrants?
Iran and Pakistan
Most returnees to Afghanistan are living on less than this amount of money per day.
The percentage decline in Afghanistan's GDP per capita in 2025 due to population growth.
4%
The name of the Biden administration's 2021 program that brought 76,000 Afghans to the U.S.
Operation Allies Welcome
This 2006 U.S. visa program was created specifically for Afghan and Iraqi translators/interpreters.
SIV - Special Immigrant Visa
What are the three most common languages spoken by Afghan immigrants in their homes?
Pashto, Persian/Farsi, and Dari
How long of a "grace period" did Pakistan grant for PoR cards in the summer of 2025?
One month
The number of detention centers set up across Pakistan for refugees.
49
The author of the paper regarding the mass deportation and detention of women.
Nasiba Hamidy
The name of the 1947-established border line between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The Durand Line
Most Afghan immigrants in the U.S. are concentrated in these four states.
California, Virginia, Texas, and New York
The global number of Afghan refugees decreased by what percentage in 2025?
10%
The specific dollar amount UNHCR requested in April 2024 to aid refugees in Iran and Pakistan.
$620 million
The UNHCR Spokesperson who spoke in Geneva on August 5, 2025.
Babar Baloch
Name the two specific pieces of U.S. legislation (Acts) from 2009 and 2021 that expanded or streamlined the SIV process.
Afghan Allies Protection Act & ALLIES Act
What is the median age of an Afghan immigrant in the United States?
31
UNHCR requested $216 million for the year 2026. How much did they request for the Regional plan in 2024?
$620 million