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The Protracted Displacement in an Urban World project in Afghanistan aimed to understand the lives of displaced individuals in camp-like and urban settings. Initial data collection occurred before the Taliban’s takeover in 2021, with a follow-up…

HIGHLIGHTS Partners set in motion targeted humanitarian work for 2024 Pg. 01 Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan in 2023 Pg. 02 Rising number of returning Afghans increase humanitarian needs Pg. 04 PARTNERS SET IN MOTION TARGETED HUMANITARIAN WORK FOR 2024 In late…

New York, New York, February 9, 2024 — 100 Days since the Pakistan government announced the return order of 1.7 million Afghans, the International Rescue Committee warns over half a million Afghans face a bleak future…

by Matiullah Qazizada 9 February 2024 Upon reclaiming power, the Taliban banned girls from schools above year six and women from work, with few exceptions, such as in the health sector. These regressive and stringent policies have exacted…

Nassim Majidi, Stefanie Barratt There are over 3.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Afghanistan, along with a large number of returnees: half a million Afghans were forcibly returned from Pakistan between October and December 2023 alone.…

Highlights In 2023, Afghanistan continued to grapple with the consequences of four decades of conflict, entrenched poverty, climate-induced crises, and barriers to women’s equality and participation in public life. Additionally, more than 489,000 Afghan returnees from Pakistan have…

Introduction Afghanistan’s youth population is among the highest in the world with approximately 63 percent of the population (27.5 million Afghans) below 25 years of age and 46 percent (11.7 million children) under 15 years, they grapple…

HIGHLIGHTS Provision of health care services to the returnees in Patan border, Paktia province – Credit UNFPA/ORCD 54 Health Cluster partners reached approximately 1.4 million people with humanitarian health services through 908 health facilities in 317 districts…

Situation overview More than three months have passed since Herat Province was struck by four devastating earthquakes (the strongest at 6.3 magnitude) between 7-15 October 2023. The earthquakes affected 1.6 million people, including 1,480 fatalities, resulted in…

HIGHLIGHTS UNHCR and partners in Afghanistan and Pakistan continued to support the cross-border response following the 3 October announcement by the Government of Pakistan to return undocumented people residing inside the country from 1 November. 493,300 people…