Reports

2020 has been extraordinarily challenging in countless ways, but one unfortunate new record set has been the number of undocumented Afghans returning from neighbouring countries. More than 800,000 people have returned from Iran and Pakistan already…

The next Strategic Situation Report will be released on 4 February Situation Overview: UPDATED Global Update: According to John Hopkins University, the number of people worldwide who have died with COVID-19 is more than 2 million, with many…

South: Fighting continued in most provinces Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued in Hilmand, Kandahar, Uruzgan and Zabul provinces. In Uruzgan province, airstrikes and clashes between ANSF and an NSAG…

Overview Of the three analysed Afghan provinces, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) severity was highest in Hilmand and Kunduz, both of which were classified as WASH Severity Classification (WSC) Phase 3 (Crisis), while Parwan was classified as…

Highlights by country South-West Asia Islamic Republic of Iran • UNHCR is implementing the second round of Cash for Basic Needs (COVID-19) assistance in conjunction with the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs (BAFIA). Since refugees are now…

By: Ajmal Sherzai & Nahida Ahmadi My mother is sick,” says 12-year old Fariba, from Khair Abad village, in the Nawmish district of Daikundi province in central Afghanistan. “So, I have to fetch water four or five…

Introduction: Across the country, WASH systems have faced underinvestment and disruption, which in turn generates complex needs that only worsen the burden on the health system. While estimates of the country’s population have almost doubled over the…

This report is produced by OCHA Afghanistan in collaboration with humanitarian partners via clusters. It covers activities carried out between 14 December 2020 and 10 January 2021. The next Operational Situation Report will be released on…

South: Closure of a health centre deprives 10,000 people of access to services Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued in Hilmand, Kandahar and Uruzgan provinces. On 9 January, reportedly 18…

SITUATION AT A GLANCE 18.4 MILLION People in Afghanistan Requiring Humanitarian Assistance in 2021 UN – Dec. 2020 14.5 MILLION People Projected to Require Emergency Health Services in 2021 UN – Dec. 2020 332,920 People Displaced by Conflict During 2020 UN –…