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Transforming women-headed households with cash assistance Contribution from Afghanaid Whilst life is often tough in her remote village, Zulikha (not her real name) always strove to give her children...

In this issue A single mother receives emergency aid to help her support her family P.1 Food assistance enables families to get through the difficult winter P.2 Wheat farmers optimistic about...

Life is a struggle for 10-year-old Najia Contribution from Community World Service Asia Ten-year-old Najia had to flee her village of Char Qala, and the house she was born in along with her father...

From ruins to a home: displaced and returning Afghans get help to build shelter Contribution from UNHCR Mohammad Daud and his family fled fighting and insecurity and settled in the southern province...

In this issue Saving lives in rural Maidan Wardak P.1 Education: hope for a brighter future P.2 Food security and agriculture P.4 Mobile health teams helping women P.5 Saving lives in rural Maidan...

HIGHLIGHTS As Afghanistan is recovering from the worst drought in a decade, people in Afghanistan have high hopes for the next harvest season. Natural disasters in 2019 severely damaged or destroyed...

HIGHLIGHTS • People are frequently forced to endure multiple displacements, reducing their coping and recovery capacities. • 36% of IDPs and returnees are diagnosed with life-threatening...

Six million more than last year are at IPC3, while 3.6 million of these are at emergency level. Contingencies should also be put in place to cope with a potentially destructive El Nino.

HIGHLIGHTS • Despite increased efforts of humanitarian partners, living conditions for families displaced by the drought remain harsh. • Families displaced by the drought have consumed their food...

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...

The Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, Toby Lanzer, has decided to revise the Humanitarian Response Plan to seek an additional US$117 million for this year.

The intensified conflict across many parts of the country exacerbates the effects of the drought and has limited the communities’ access to markets. More than 21,000 people have migrated due to the drought.

HIGHLIGHTS After one year on the job, the Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer speaks about the huge disparities he sees, aid worker security and his personal commitment to Afghanistan. While the...

More than 100,000 Afghan IDPs and returnees currently live in improvised shelters, tents or under open sky, with more than 51,000 in Nangarhar province alone.

HIGHLIGHTS Four aid workers from Save the Children were killed in an attack on the NGO’s office in Jalalabad. Thousands of Kuchi families are unable to cross the border into Pakistan with their...

HIGHLIGHTS Conflict indicators reached record highs in 2017, including air strikes. The coming months are expected to be drier and warmer than on average, affecting the upcoming winter and spring...

HIGHLIGHTS Fighting between armed groups in Nangarhar displaced more than 61,000 people since mid-October, 45,000 of which have received assistance. Ramped up winterisation assistance reaches the...

More than 3,000 displaced families have found shelter in districts classified as extreme winter areas based on the elevation and more than 15,000 families are facing severe winter conditions.

HIGHLIGHTS Following a series of attacks leaving seven staff members of ICRC dead, the organization reduces its footprint in Afghanistan after three decades of continuous presence. Displacement in...

Highlights Fighting over control of eight district centres displaced more than 50,000 people in August. More than two million people have been reached with assistance in the first six months of the...