AFP takes a look at the people arriving in Afghanistan and the challenges they face. The figure equates to 10 percent of the country's population, according to the agency's deputy head in Afghanistan, Mutya Izora Maskun. Three million returnees crossed the borders just last year, some of whom have spent decades living abroad. - Desperate search for work -Just 11 percent of adults pushed back from Pakistan and Iran were fully employed, the IOM survey found. On their arrival in Afghanistan, returnees usually receive help with transport, a SIM card and a small amount of money.