Reports

HIGHLIGHTS • Conflict displaces nearly 270,000 Afghans from January–September 2017 • Deteriorating security conditions hinder access to displaced populations in hard-to-reach areas • Armed groups target health care workers and facilities KEY DEVELOPMENTS • Conflict displaced nearly 270,000 people in 30…

Highlights On 19 September, Ashraf Ghani, the President of Afghanistan, addressed the UN General Assembly in New York and called for UN reform towards unified partnerships with host governments and for increased accountability to governments and populations. WFP…

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food supply and prices in countries at risk of food insecurity. The Regional Supply and Market Outlook report provides a summary of regional staple…

Wheat is the staple food for most Afghans, comprising more than 70 percent of their diet. Low-quality rice is a poor, but sometimes necessary, substitute. All markets represent significant population centers and consumer markets. Kabul, the…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Below average cereal output forecasted for 2017 following dry weather conditions in autumn Cereal import requirements in 2017/18 forecast at levels similar to 2016/17, but 25 percent above average Wheat prices generally stable, inflation easing Food insecurity…

KEY FINDINGS Access in Sayad district of Saripul province and Qush Tepa district of Jawzjan province have been severely constrained for the past few weeks due to insecurity and conflict. As a result, a limited number of…

HIGHLIGHTS: Wheat: The current average wheat price in main cities’ markets of Afghanistan (AFN 23.4/Kg) is negligibly lower by 0.6% compared to the same time last year (August 2016), but slightly higher by 6.5% compared to the…

Situation Overview In keeping with previous years, humanitarian response has continued to be defined by conflict in the first half of 2017 with equally unacceptably high numbers of civilian casualties (‐1 percent) and a steady rise in…

Wheat is the staple food for most Afghans, comprising more than 70 percent of their diet. Low-quality rice is a poor, but sometimes necessary, substitute. All markets represent significant population centers and consumer markets. Kabul, the…

Unfavorable distribution of spring rainfall and conflict drive assistance needs in post-harvest period KEY MESSAGES • As per UNHCR and IOM, an estimated 45,191 documented and 296,370 undocumented people returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran during 2017.…