Assessments

Key Messages • While secondary data sources recorded conflict events primarily in Paktya, Khost, and Nangarhar, a substantial proportion of key informants (KIs) in Kunar (24%) and in several settlements in Kandahar (2%) reported their communities experienced…

04 March 2026 This note examines the food-security and market impacts of the Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict and border closures, and how the Iran crisis amplifies these pressures through energy, trade, and corridor risks. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In mid-October 2025, heavy clashes…

Synopsis (short abstract) This emergency agriculture support brief presents the results of the latest Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) round conducted in Afghanistan in September 2025. An estimated 1 725 250 agricultural households are in need of…

MESSAGES KEY • At the end of 2025, the majority (82%) of settlements in the country reportedly experienced drought, marking a sharp increase compared with the same period in 2024 (42%). This was particularly heightened in the…

Summary In 2023, REACH, with the support of WFP and the Assessment and Analysis Working Group (AAWG), initiated the Real-Time Monitoring (RTM) system in Afghanistan. The primary objective of RTM is to contribute to collective humanitarian efforts…

Key Messages • Essential goods markets seem to have remained broadly functional, with most food, fuel, and non-food items consistently available and only limited, localized, or seasonal availability constraints observed. • Market supply seems to have absorbed repeated shocks…

Introduction The analysis provided in this report relies on data gathered through UNHCR’s Community-Based Protection Monitoring (CBPM) tools. The tools also used by the Afghanistan Protection Cluster. UNHCR’s CBPM include household-level, key informant interviews, and focus group…

Executive Summary Between 10 April and 10 May 2025, World Vision Afghanistan conducted a mixedmethods MSNA in Herat, Ghor, Badghis, and Faryab, using 1,320 household surveys, 60 KIIs, and 40 FGDs collected via KoBo Toolbox to identify…

Context & Rationale This report is part of a quarterly series that alternates focus between (1) the current theme of market access, affordability and availability and (2) a complementary analysis of market functionality and supply resilience in…

The return of Afghan refugees from Pakistan and Iran marks a critical moment as thousands of Afghans continue to arrive amidst ongoing uncertainty. Many of these returnees previously fled their homeland due to decades of conflict…