From 15-21 January 2017, a total of 1,562 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned or were deported from Pakistan through Torkham border (Nangarhar province) and Spin Boldak border (Kandahar province), This is roughly equal to the number of returns during the previous week. Of the total, 1,423 were spontaneous returnees in family groups and 139 were deported individuals. This brings the total number of undocumented Afghan returnees from Pakistan to 252,973 since 1 January 2016. During the reporting period, IOM assisted 1,332 (85%) undocumented Afghan returnees from Pakistan, including 91 single parent families and 22 special cases.