Reports

South: Returnees are in need of food and shelter In the reporting period, the security situation in the south remained calm but uncertain. Some security incidents and violence were reported in Uruzgan and Kandahar provinces. Civilians including…

Bruno Donat, Global Coordinator, Mine Action Area of Responsibility, Chief, UNMAS Geneva office 13 September 2021 Imagine that you live in a town plagued by explosive ordnance. Imagine that your daughter, son, partner, wife, husband or any family…

South: Limited health services in Uruzgan province In the reporting period, the overall security situation in the south remained relatively calm. Civilians including women and children reportedly continued to be affected by roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonations and…

Impact on civilians in populated vs unpopulated areas 87% of civilians killed and injured in a populated area 11% of civilians killed and injured in an unpopulated area At least one death or injury from the use of explosive…

South: Access to health services limited In the reporting period, the overall security situation in the south remained relatively calm. Reportedly, civilians continued to be affected by roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonations mainly in central districts…

Highlights The humanitarian situation remained dire in South Asia with some new surges of COVID-19 cases in the region. As of July 30, there have been 35,108,330 confirmed COVID cases of which 33,883,939 cases recovered and 488,628…

The Taliban took control of the Afghan capital Kabul on 15 August and consolidated control over nearly all of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces following a rapid military offensive that started at the beginning of May. Fighting between…

The UK government will double humanitarian and development aid to Afghanistan for urgent assistance to millions suffering from the conflict, drought and COVID-19. The UK is to double its humanitarian and development aid to Afghanistan, which will…

At least one death or injury from the use of explosive weapons was recorded in 21 countries and territories in June 2021. The fve worst impacted countries were Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Syria, Yemen and Iraq in terms…

KABUL, 26 July 2021 – Civilian casualties in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 reached record levels, including a particularly sharp increase in killings and injuries since May when international military forces began their withdrawal…