Informes

Key issues in the past week: Fighting in Ghazni City has ended and humanitarian assistance is reaching residents. The number of people displaced by drought in the Western Region has surpassed 100,000. Humanitarian agencies provided assistance to more than…

Situation The fighting in the city has reportedly ended and Afghan security forces are manning checkpoints throughout the city. On Friday, Taliban fired several rockets into the city centre from the outskirts during a visit of the…

Key Messages Situation Afghan military forces have reportedly cleared the centre of Ghazni City, with house to house clearing operations ongoing. Fighting reportedly moved to the outskirts of the city, with Taliban fighters slowly withdrawing towards surrounding villages,…

Key Messages Situation Fighting in Ghazni City centre has subsided with the Taliban reportedly regrouping in the northern, western and southern areas. Afghan National Security Forces reinforcements continue to arrive and clearance operations are ongoing. Improved security within the…

In the first half of 2018, Action on Armed Violence recorded 2,002 civilian casualties from explosive violence in Afghanistan, compared to the 1,581 civilian casualties recorded in the same period last year – an increase of…

Key issues in the past week: Conflict and fighting in five provinces displaced 21,000 people, according to first initial reports. IOM suspended activities at three border crossings due to lack of funding for two weeks. Demonstrations in Faryab and…

The Department for International Development (DFID) leads the UK’s global efforts to end extreme poverty, deliver the Global Goals for Sustainable Development (SDGs) and tackle a wide range of global development challenges. The UK’s focus and…

3rd July 2018 | Afghanistan The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stef Blok, has paid tribute to the work of deminers working for The HALO Trust during a visit to one of Afghanistan’s minefields in Marmul district…

Key issues in the past week: Around 7,000 people were reportedly displaced from insecure districts in Wardak Province. A new case of polio has been reported from Hilmand, the ninth case this year in Afghanistan. 17 clinics in Badghis…

Key issues in the past week: More than 500 people migrated to Qala-e-Naw City from within Badghis due to the drought. Floods in Bamyan and Daykundi reportedly damaged fields of more than 1,400 families. In the past week, nearly…