Informes

Key Messages Stressed (IPC Phase 2) and Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes persist in many parts of the country due to the impacts of drought and continued conflict. Stable wheat flour prices and poor households’ income from…

A drought-affected mother in Afghanistan Maryam's story After two years of failed rains, a desperate 19-year-old Maryam, her husband, their two children and her mother-in-law moved from Ghormach, in Badghis Province, north-west Afghanistan, to Herat City, some 200…

Author: Jelena Bjelica The Famine Early Warning System (FEWS) has reported that in 22 of Afghanistan’s provinces, cumulative rain and snowfall during the ‘wet season’ – October 2017 to May 2018 – was 30 to 60 per…

Executive Summary Oxfam conducted a Humanitarian Needs Assessment in Khadeer district of Daykundi province. The assessment applied quantitative method of data collection from the communities with 226 respondents were interviewed out of which 53.5% were male and 46.5%…

Executive Summary Oxfam through its partner ADA conducted a Humanitarian Needs Assessment in Ashtarlay district of Daykundi province. The assessment applied quantitative method of data collection from ten drought affected communities. Totally, 342 individuals were interviewed out…

HIGHLIGHTS The number of drought-affected families who moved to Hirat City has reached a total of 7,400. Humanitarian needs in rural areas are high and families need assistance to help them stay close to their homes and fields. The…

Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of mortality among children under 5 years old in the world, with thousands of children dying every year. Malnutrition remains a major underlying cause behind child mortality and morbidity…

HIGHLIGHTS: Wheat: The current average wheat price in main cities’ markets of Afghanistan (AFN 22.6/Kg) is slightly lower by 5.4% compared to the same time last year (June 2017) and slightly lower by 2.5% compared to the…

HIGHLIGHTS Nearly 380,000 undocumented Afghans return from Iran and Pakistan Drought conditions in Badghis, Ghor, and Herat affected more than 22,400 people from January to mid-June USG provides more than $67 million in FY 2018 assistance to respond to…

When the rain stopped falling earlier in the year, many people like Ab. Karim from the province of Badghis knew that trouble was coming. In the north western province of Afghanistan, the reduced snowfall and scarce…