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Volume A Executive Summary Introduction Four magnitude (Mw) 6.3 earthquakes on October 7, 11, and 15, 2023, in Herat Province in Afghanistan led to an unprecedented disaster and destruction. The earthquakes took the lives of more than 1,500 people…

Overview Context Farah is one of the largest provinces located in western Afghanistan. In addition to Herat, Nimruz, Helmand and Ghor provinces, Farah has a 290-kilometer shared border with Iran. The capital of Farah is Farah City and…

Overview Context Ghazni is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan located in the eastern part of the country. The province contains 19 districts and encompasses over a thousand villages, which makes it the fifth most populous province.…

Overview Context Herat province is located in the north-west of the country and has 54,778 KM shared border with Iran (to the west) and Turkmenistan (to the north). Herat borders Badghis, Ghor and Farah provinces. Herat city has…

Overview Context Kapisa is located in the centre of Afghanistan, between Laghman, Kabul and Parwan provinces. The total population of Kapisa province is 448,245, which consists of different ethnic groups including Pashtun, Tajik, Pashaye, Hazara, Parachi and Gujar. Population Demographic During…

Overview Context Parwan province is located north of Kabul Province and south of Baghlan Province. It also shares a border with Panjsher and Bamyan provinces. The capital of Parwan is Charikar. The province is made up of different ethnic…

Overview Context Wardak province is located in the central and eastern region of Afghanistan. It borders Parwan to the northeast, Kabul and Logar to the east, Ghazni to the south, and Bamyan to the west. The capital of…

Between 1 March to 31 May 2021, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) recorded 349,974 total returns (345,999 from Iran and 3,975 from Pakistan) of undocumented Afghans from Iran and Pakistan. During this period, IOM…

Context Overview Wardak province, also known as Maidan Wardak, is located in the central part of Afghanistan and has a population of approximately 660,000. The main ethnic groups are Pashtuns, followed by Hazaras and Tajik enclaves. The…

Context Overview Parwan province is located in the central part of Afghanistan and has population of approximately 738 000. The main ethnic groups are Tajiks, Pashtuns and Hazaras. The province borders Baghlan, Panjshir, Kapisa, Kabul, Wardak and…