Gender update #2: Forced Returns from Pakistan

This Gender Alert was developed by the Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) Working Group (GiHA WG) in Afghanistan. The document is based on reports, and updates from IOM and humanitarian actors, GiHA WG members, and women’s organizations in the Southern and Eastern regions of Afghanistan. The information was complemented with data collected during three focus group discussions (FGDs) as well as additional interviews conducted with affected women and girls in the Torkham and Spin Boldak border areas and in areas of return in Eastern region.