Assessments and Analysis

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ground-level evidence on returns and remittances Deportations are rising at the same time that humanitarian resources are tightening. Communities that relied on migration and remittances to bridge chronic poverty are now facing abrupt income loss, escalating…

Key highlights Rising national climate risk: In Round 3, 19 per cent of Afghanistan’s population lives in high‑risk communities, an increase from 16 per cent in Round 2, indicating a continued rise in overall climate vulnerability despite…

Synopsis (short abstract) This emergency agriculture support brief presents the results of the latest Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) round conducted in Afghanistan in September 2025. An estimated 1 725 250 agricultural households are in need of…

In November and December 2024, IOM DTM Afghanistan conducted the inaugural round of the Afghanistan Climate Vulnerability Assessment (ACVA), a nationwide community-level assessment programme designed in coordination with the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) to…

Climate and disaster events, both slow- and rapid-onset, are inextricably linked with human mobility, with continued exacerbation of the global climate crisis expected to “extensively change the patterns of human settlement”.1 This is exceptionally apparent in…

Background and Issues In August 2021, shocking footage circulated widely through global media. On the runway of Kabul International Airport, what appeared to be a large military transport aircraft was preparing for takeoff as hundreds of people…

Summary of Crisis and Key Findings Afghanistan faces a harsh winter at a moment of heightened vulnerability and escalating humanitarian need. After multiple years of compounding shocks, families have exhausted nearly every option they once relied on…

Introduction In 2025, Afghanistan experienced two overlapping earthquakes. This Gender Analysis examines how gender shaped the needs, risks, and access to assistance across the earthquake recovery and response in the eastern and northern regions of Afghanistan. On 31…

Key Messages Average to above-average cumulative precipitation (October 1, 2025, through February 25, 2026) conditions are seen in the central, northern, and northeastern parts of the country. Below-average cumulative precipitation conditions are seen in the rest of…

KEY DEVELOPMENTS Clashes between the Interim Taliban Authority (ITA) forces and the Pakistani military have escalated since 21 February, with both parties engaging in fighting along the Durand Line (The Guardian 26/02/2026; CNN 27/02/2026 and 22/02/2026). On…