Afghan Border Inflow Interviews from 2023 with 80,000+ Respondents

Over 80,000 anonymized interviews were conducted in 2023 at six crossing points into Afghanistan to assess cross-border movements and protection risks. The data was collected by UNHCR following the deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan in 2021 and a significant outflow of 1.6 million people to neighboring countries. This dataset aims to map potential human rights violations and understand the triggers and intentions behind Afghan cross-border movements.

Use Cases

• Modeling migration triggers and intentions based on interview responses about reasons for movement.
• Assessing protection risks and human rights violations faced by returning populations.
• Analyzing trends in cross-border movements from Pakistan, Iran, and Central Asia into Afghanistan.
• Evaluating access to territory and the right to return for Afghan nationals.

Strengths

• Data is based on over 80,000 interviews, suggesting a substantial sample size.
• Interviews were conducted throughout 2023, providing a full year of temporal coverage.
• Collection was focused on six specific border crossing points, allowing for geographic analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is anonymized, which may limit the granularity of demographic or personal analysis.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Interviews conducted at six crossing points from Pakistan, Iran, and Central Asia into Afghanistan.

Time Range

2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 14:00:37.327828; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Afghanistan border crossings with Pakistan, Iran, and Central Asia.