Informes

Kabul, November 2020 — On a crisp, blue-skied November morning, the Ali Abad orthopaedic centre in Kabul – a sprawling compound catering for the needs of some of the most disadvantaged people in Afghan society –…

Leaders gathered at the virtual Afghanistan donor conference on 23 and 24 November 2020 must put women and girls at the centre of discussions, says CARE. Despite political commitments, women remain largely excluded from meaningful participation in…

1 Executive Summary After 40 years of continued crisis, Afghanistan remains one of the world’s most complex humanitarian emergencies, driven by escalating conflict and natural disasters. These shocks and disruptions have depleted the resilience of displaced, host,…

“I was deported with nothing but a leg injury,” says Ahmad (15), who became the main breadwinner for his family when his dad passed away 3 years ago. His family struggled to make ends meet as…

South: Fighting continued with civilian casualties Armed clashes between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued mainly in Kandahar, Hilmand, and Uruzgan provinces. In Hilmand province fighting that started on 11 October…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Heavy fighting continues in southern Afghanistan across Hilmand, Kandahar and Uruzgan provinces, affecting thousands of people. • Assessment teams are continuing their work to gauge the humanitarian impact of the situation. To date, 15,236 IDPs…

LONDON, Nov 12 2020 (IPS) - As if four decades of war were not enough, then came the pandemic. For each of the past five years, Afghanistan has been identified by the United Nations as the world’s…

Afghanistan 13.1 million people are projected to face Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or higher levels of food insecurity in Afghanistan between November 2020 and March 2021, a 6% increase from the current 11.1 million. The provinces of…

COVID-19 IN AFGHANISTAN COVID-19 in Afghanistan is having a catastrophic impact on millions of vulnerable families. Even before the pandemic emerged, 93 percent of Afghan households survived on less than $2 per day so the vast majority…

This report is produced by OCHA Afghanistan in collaboration with humanitarian partners via clusters. It covers activities carried out between 12 October and 8 November 2020. The next Operational Situation Report will be released on 17…