Afghanistan - Analysis Updates

Context In October 2025, an escalation in cross-border armed violence between 10-17 October 2025 resulted in over 500 civilians killed and injured (47 killed, 456 injured).2 At meetings held in Doha...

Key Messages • Cold waves are a recurrent, high-impact hazard in Afghanistan, occurring almost annually at local scale and occasionally at nationwide scale; major events such as those in 2008 and...

About this update This update on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, covering the period from January to March 2026, is based on monitoring by the UNAMA Human Rights Service conducted in...

Key Messages Starting in May/June, the anticipated average wheat harvest is expected to improve household access to food and income for millions across the country. Widespread Crisis (IPC Phase 3)...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The present Gender Analysis of Humanitarian Sectors in Afghanistan examines how overlapping crises, including economic decline, environmental hazards, migration pressures, and...

Key Messages Below-average cumulative precipitation conditions (October 1, 2025, through April 25, 2026) are seen in most parts of the country while localized average to slightly above-average...

The core countries of focus in the update for this region are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Australia. Depending on the...

REGIONAL OVERVIEW The February 2026 airstrikes on Iran triggered a rapid escalation of risk across the Asia-Pacific region, heightening exposure to GBV while further straining already fragile...

Restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment in Afghanistan could lead to a loss of over 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 KABUL/FLORENCE/NEW YORK, 28 April 2026 –...

INTRODUCTION In Afghanistan’s complex protection context, characterized by continued returns, ongoing displacement, economic hardship, and sustained protection risks, Community-Based Protection...

This Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet is focused on Afghanistan and the series of conflict- and climate-related issues that face the country. The fact sheet offers a range of recommended...

This study examines the current state of coordination between non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and private sector actors in Afghanistan, focusing on how these actors engage across humanitarian...

INTERSOS calls for urgent action to address the growing needs of Afghan returnees. INTERSOS has released a new Advocacy Brief on the situation of Afghan returnees, urging donors and all those...

OVERVIEW Between 25 March and 6 April 2026, severe flooding affected over 73,300 people across 165 districts in 31 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces – about one-third of the country’s total territory...

“The only problem that was missing [in our lives] was war. Now we have that too.” This Gender Alert was developed by Afghanistan’s Operational Gender Coordination Group, in collaboration with the...

Key Messages Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are expected to continue through April in Faryab, Ghor, and Daykundi, driven by the combined impacts of drought, weak economic conditions, and limited...

Key Messages Below-average cumulative precipitation during the rainy season (October 1, 2025, through March 25, 2026) conditions are seen in most parts of the country. Average to above-average...

Major legislative, security-related, and humanitarian developments 1. Legislative developments On 4 January 2026, the de facto government issued a ‘Criminal Procedure Code for Courts’. There was no...

Unaffordable food, not scarcity, driving child hunger across the Middle East and Eastern Europe, new World Vision brief finds 27 March 2026 – Hunger across parts of the Middle East and Eastern Europe...

Overview Afghanistan, a country deeply impacted by decades of conflict, has seen widespread displacement, affecting millions of its citizens. The ongoing instability and economic hardships have led...