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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…
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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…
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Executive Summary On 3 November 2025 at 00:59 local time, an earthquake struck Northern Afghanistan near Mazar-e-Sharif, most severely affecting the provinces of Balkh and Samangan, and impacting Jawzjan, Sari Pul, Kunduz, and Baghlan. This prompted a…
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Following the impacts of four large earthquakes in Herat province in October 2023, IOM conducted a multi-sectoral needs assessment in October 2024 to better understand longitudinal post-earthquake effects in Herat’s northern Kushk district, an area that…
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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…
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In 2008, the Department of Refugees and Repatriation (DoRR) established Chamtalla community as a formal settlement for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees. Located in Khogyani district in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the community continues…
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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…
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KABUL, October 23, 2025 — The 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31 caused an estimated US$183 million in direct physical damages to buildings and infrastructure, according to a World Bank Group report…
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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…
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Nearly eight out of ten young Afghan women are excluded from education, jobs, and training UN Women launches the 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index, the most extensive study on women's empowerment and gender equality since the Taliban takeover New…
