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El artículo discurre sobre la migración de retorno de los refugiados afganos a su país nativo de Afganistán. Los autores comentan sobre la importancia de sistemas, programas y servicios de asistencia para los refugiados en retorno. También se considera específicamente la disponibilidad de hogares para los afganos regresados.

The article discusses the changing nature of return migration to Afghanistan from refugee repatriation to primarily people returning from labour and mixed migration flows. Topics discussed include a survey of 2,000 households in 5 provinces in Afghanistan to examine migration and return dynamics, negative overall impact on reintegration and community cohesion as returning refugees increase their economic status over the local norm and the need to acknowledge the diverse needs of all returnees.

Summary In this paper we assess the UNHCR post-return shelter assistance program in Afghanistan during 2009–11, motivated by the fact that the resolution of lost housing and property is commonly understood as a key ingredient in sustainable return and reintegration. We implement a variety of matching techniques in order to insulate our results from selection bias. Adopting a multidimensional approach, our results show that shelter assistance reduces the multidimensional poverty index of benefiting households by three percentage points. Looking at individual indicators of deprivation we find that assistance has the biggest effect on dietary diversity, food security, and heating. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]