Reports

The heavy clashes that erupted in and around Lashkar Gah city, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on 11 October so far show no signs of abating. The main trauma hospital for war-wounded, run by another medical…

HIGHLIGHTS • According to MOPH data as of 15 October, 40,026 people in Afghanistan have tested positive for COVID-19; 1,481 have died and 33,447 have recovered. • Since the start of March, partners have medically screened 496,901 people…

Landlocked and mountainous, Afghanistan has suffered from such chronic instability and conflict during its modern history that its economy and infrastructure are in ruins, and hundreds of thousands of its people are refugees. The Taliban, who imposed…

Responding to the escalation of violence in Helmand province that has led to an estimated 35,000 people fleeing their homes, Save the Children’s Country Director in Afghanistan Chris Nyamandi said: "It is deeply concerning that tens of…

Thank you for the opportunity to address the First Committee today on behalf of the International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW). I am speaking from Kabul to share my own experience of how the bombing and shelling…

HERAT, Afghanistan – Mahgul* vividly remembers the day she was engaged to be married. “My mother helped me into my new pink dress. She accompanied me to a room where four or five women had gathered.…

North-east: 22,400 people displaced by fighting Clashes continued in Yawan district in Badakhshan province, Baharak district of Takhar province and Fereng district in Baghlan province. The ongoing fighting reportedly resulted in the new displacement of 3,200 households…

Situation in Numbers 4,928,461 No. of new cases over the reporting period (SAARC DMC Sept 30, 2020) 7,029,450 Total cases of COVID-19 (SAARC DMC Sept 30, 2020) 1,000,000,000 # of targeted population to be reached with risk messages by…

By George Fairhurst On Saturday October 3rd a deadly car bomb targeted a government building in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. It left 15 dead including four children, and 40 more wounded. Attaullah Khogyani, the governor's spokesperson, told AFP…

Highlights People in urban and rural areas are aware of Covid-19 and accept it is a disease as opposed to a conspiracy. However, only women and some men in urban areas say they still follow health guidelines…