Attachments
General Assembly
Eightieth session
Agenda item 36
The situation in Afghanistan
Security Council
Eighty-first year
I. Introduction
1. The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/317 and Security Council resolution 2777 (2025), in which the Secretary-General was requested to report every three months on the situation in Afghanistan and the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), including at the subnational level.
2. The report contains an update on the activities of the United Nations in Afghanistan, including political, humanitarian and human rights efforts, since the issuance of the previous report, dated 3 December 2025 (A/80/556-S/2025/789).
II. Relevant developments
3. The Taliban de facto authorities maintained effective control over the national territory of Afghanistan while continuing to enforce policies in line with their version of an Islamic system that restricts the rights of women and girls. The de facto authorities continue to prevent Afghan women personnel of the United Nations from accessing United Nations premises. Heightened cross-border hostilities with Pakistan, including shelling, air strikes and drone activity, resulted in civilian casualties and damage to property. Violations of human rights, including women’s rights, remained widespread, involving corporal punishment, public executions, arbitrary arrests and restrictions on freedom of expression and the media. The humanitarian and economic situation worsened amid declining international assistance, severe underfunding of the humanitarian response, large-scale returns of Afghans from neighbouring countries, drought and intensifying climate shocks, the aftermath of major earthquakes and growing food insecurity, malnutrition and public health risks. The 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan includes an appeal for $1.71 billion to deliver prioritized, life‑saving assistance to 17.5 million people out of the 21.9 million identified as being in need of humanitarian assistance.