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This paper tries to look into the effectiveness of the Afghan Government policy framework for the returnees primarily based on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Development Programme initiative of reintegration and capacity-building for the nation. It explores the pros and cons of the Afghan people returning mainly from Pakistan and Iran from 2014 onward. The Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) is in touch with the Governments of Pakistan and Iran to monitor, assist and negotiate voluntary return of the Afghans from these countries. This is to minimize the cases of deportation and defuse forceful returns of the Afghans staying there. The overarching objective of the Afghan Government is to help promote the repatriation and sustainable reintegration with the host communities in their places of origin. The Afghanistan National Peace and Development Framework (ANPDF), is giving much importance to well-planned and managed settlement as sine qua non for re-integration. In this light, the coming back of the Afghans registers a firm way to uphold the rights of citizenship in constructing the interstices of the nation. Hence, the Afghan Government is attempting a wholesome measure to amalgamate the returnees into the social and economic fabric of the country. It would be interesting to study the major push and pull factors for such a situation. What are the conditions of these returnees in their home country? And what are the government and the international organizations' policy framework to tackle the situation? The paper focuses upon o The challenges that the Afghan refugees are facing in Pakistan and Iran which forces them to seek greener pastures as in the West. o It throws light upon the Afghan Government's policies and its impact on returnees. The paper is based on secondary sources as well as primary sources. The primary sources are taken from government documents, and the United Nations official websites.