Reports

HIGHLIGHTS 110,254 total returns from Iran & Pakistan since 01 January 2021 109,064 total returns from Iran in 2021 1,190 total returns from Pakistan in 2021 Over the past week, 22,034 undocumented Afghans returned from Iran with 6% of returnees…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In Afghanistan, returns from Europe, from Gulf countries, and from Pakistan and Iran have increased since 2015, with mass returns from Pakistan shadowing returns from Iran. Yet, the constant stream of forced returns from Iran…

South: Fighting continued with civilian casualties and displacement Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued with reported airstrikes and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) detonated in Hilmand, Kandahar provinces and some…

SURGE IN CIVILIAN CASUALTIES FOLLOWING AFGHANISTAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS START - UN REPORT KABUL – There was a rise in civilians killed and injured in Afghanistan following the start of peace negotiations in September, although overall numbers for…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Advancing the status and rights of women and girls has been an important goal of the U.S. reconstruction effort in Afghanistan since 2002. Three U.S. administrations and the Congress have shown significant commitment to this…

This report is produced by OCHA Afghanistan in collaboration with humanitarian partners via clusters. It covers activities carried out between 11 January and 14 February 2021. This will be the final edition of this monthly COVID-19…

South: Intense fighting resulted in civilian casualties and displacement Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued in Hilmand, Kandahar and Uruzgan provinces. In Kandahar province, fighting was reported in the…

Highlights Of the almost 7 million children aged under-five in Afghanistan, an estimated 3.1 million are acutely malnourished in 2021. This implies a staggering 1 in 2 children under-five are in need of acute malnutrition treatment services…

Recent fighting between Afghan security forces and armed opposition groups has destroyed a girls’ high school in Faryab province in Northern Afghanistan. The destruction of the school has robbed more than 3,000 students of their classrooms. “The…

South: Fighting intensified, 1,660 IDPs received humanitarian assistance Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued in Hilmand, Kandahar and Uruzgan provinces. In Kandahar province, fighting was reported in Arghandab, Panjwayi and…