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Many refugees have resettled in North America, particularly in Canada and the United States, where they have encountered numerous psychosocial and systemic barriers to adapting to their new environment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This scoping review aims to explore the settlement experiences of Afghan refugees in North America, synthesize existing evidence on integration challenges, and identify key gaps in the literature.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Following Arksey and O\u2019Malley's methodological framework, six electronic databases were searched for relevant literature published between 2014 and 2024, which focused on Afghan refugee settlement experiences in the North American context. 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