Reports

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis On August 31, 2025, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan near Jalalabad, approximately 30 km from Momand Dara (Nangarhar) and Nurgal (Kunar). The earthquake caused significant shaking across Kunar and Nangarhar,…

Islamic Relief is scaling up humanitarian aid to civilians fleeing the escalating cross-border conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan. According to the UN, more than 115,000 Afghans have fled their homes near the border as heavy airstrikes and…

Unaffordable food, not scarcity, driving child hunger across the Middle East and Eastern Europe, new World Vision brief finds 27 March 2026 – Hunger across parts of the Middle East and Eastern Europe is increasingly driven by…

Kunduz, Afghanistan — Asma,* 28, carried the responsibility of caring for her five younger siblings after losing both parents. As the primary caregiver for her five orphaned younger siblings, her life was a relentless cycle of…

FAST FACTS • Escalating cross-border fighting and airstrikes have resulted in reported civilian casualties and injuries, heightened protection risks and precautionary movement from border areas in many provinces, including Kabul, Kandahar, Khost, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Paktia,…

CONTEXT Afghanistan experienced large-scale return movements in 2025, with an estimated 2.9 million Afghan returns. These movements reflected a shift in the profile of returnees, many of whom had lived in Iran and Pakistan for prolonged periods…

Kabul, Afghanistan — Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) are recognized as essential components of humanitarian response and health programming, especially in challenging contexts like Afghanistan. UNFPA is committed to coordinating and providing health, mental health, and…

OCHA and partners launch 2026 Afghanistan humanitarian needs and response plan The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), together with humanitarian partners, has launched the 2026 Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP).…

UNODC report finds drug use in Afghanistan is shifting toward synthetic drugs and the misuse of pharmaceutical drugs A new publication by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) finds that drug use in Afghanistan…

This monthly protection update for Afghanistan provides a comprehensive overview of UNHCR’s different protection programs, aiming to prevent, mitigate and respond to protection risks faced by vulnerable populations in the context of the current humanitarian crisis…