citizens of Afghanistan. The UNHCR reported in June 2022 that 1,285,754 registered Afghan refugees still remained in Pakistan. As registered refugees, they are permitted by law to work, rent homes, travel, and attend schools in the country. A small number of Afghans are waiting to be resettled in countries of North America, Europe, Oceania and elsewhere. New border-crossing rules A number of Afghan passport holders travel to Pakistan with a visa for a variety of reasons, including tourism, family visit, business, medical treatment, education, or sport competition. The visa, free of charge, is usually valid for three months. Throughout history, most Afghans and Pakistanis have been crossing the border between their countries without passports or visas. But in recent years this travel freedom began to be restricted. Pakistan has introduced a "visa regime for different categories of Afghan nationals." Residents of Kandahar Province generally do not require a passport or visa to enter Pakistan. Demographics Most citizens of Afghanistan are found in the Pashtun-dominated areas of Pakistan, which include Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Quetta-Chaman region of Balochistan. Smaller communities exist in Karachi, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Lahore, and Azad Kashmir. Ethnically, eighty-five percent of Afghan citizens in Pakistan are Pashtuns and the remaining 15 percent are Uzbeks, Tajiks and others. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hosts the largest population of Afghan citizens with 52.3%, followed by Balochistan (24.5%), Punjab (14.4%)), Sindh (5.6%), Islamabad (3%), and Azad Kashmir (0.3%). Khyber Pakhtunkhwa According to latest UNHCR report, around 834,387 registered citizens of Afghanistan reside in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. During the 1980s Soviet–Afghan War, Peshawar was a center for Afghan refugees. The Jalozai refugee camp alone had over 100,000 residents in 1988. Peshawar assimilated many Afghans with relative ease, and the city became home to many Afghan musicians and artists. Balochistan About 327,247 Afghan citizens reside in Balochistan. After Peshawar, Quetta has the second-highest percentage of Afghan refugees (20 percent). Most Afghans in Quetta are engaged in business and work in the city. Balochistan shares demographics with Afghanistan, and many refugees have migrated to the province for ethnic links. A 2005 census of Afghans in Balochistan indicated that the overwhelming majority were Pashtun, followed by Uzbeks, Tajiks, Baluchis, Hazaras and Turkmen. Quetta has the largest concentration of Hazara people outside Afghanistan, based in areas such as Hazara Town. Due to social unrest and Hazara persecution, the Afghan refugees are trying to resettle in other countries such as Australia, the