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Afghanistan - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #4, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024

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SITUATION AT A GLANCE

23.7 MILLION Number of People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance
UN – December 2023

17.3 MILLION Number of People Prioritized for Humanitarian Assistance Under the 2024 HNRP
UN – December 2023

32.1 MILLION People Reached With Humanitarian Assistance in Afghanistan in 2023
UN – December 2023

6.6 MILLION Number of IDPs in Afghanistan as of December 2022
IOM – June 2023

734,817 Number of Afghan Returnees From Pakistan Since September 15, 2023
IOM – September 2024

  • The Taliban released a new directive in August, which imposes severe personal conduct restrictions on Afghans, particularly women.

  • More than 2.2 million Afghans returned from Iran and Pakistan between September 15, 2023, and September 30, 2024, driving humanitarian needs, according to UNHCR. In response, State/PRM partners reached nearly 588,000 returnees from Pakistan with lifesaving humanitarian assistance.

  • Relief actors, including USAID/BHA partners, are providing emergency assistance to people affected by severe flooding in July and August that resulted in at least 132 deaths and widespread damage