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In 2016, 636,500 individuals fled their homes due to conflict in Afghanistan, with 31 of 34 provinces recording forced displacement. In October, an assault on Kunduz by non-state armed groups led to the displacement of 118,000 individuals. Constrained humanitarian access hinders assessments, preventing verification of the full extent of displacement and undermining provision of assistance and services. Inadequate shelter, food insecurity, insufficient access to sanitation and health facilities, as well as a lack of protection, often result in precarious living conditions that jeopardises the well-being and dignity of displaced families. Although exact figures of people who remain displaced are not available, 112,000 are reported to have returned or relocated from the place of displacement.