Afghanistan - Situation Report Updates

HIGHLIGHTS From 26 February to 3 March, airstrikes and border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan affected ten provinces—Kabul, Kandahar, Khost, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Parwan,...

Highlights In 2026, approximately 21.9 million people - close to half of the population - require humanitarian assistance, including over 11.6 million children. In January 2026, 46,795 children were...

Highlights Exchange Rate, Trade, and Food Basket Trends: In the fourth week of February, the Afghani exchange rate remained broadly stable week-on-week at AFN 63.4 per USD and remaining 14% stronger...

Highlights Exchange Rate, Trade, and Seasonal Factors: In the third week of February, the Afghani continued to strengthen, appreciating by about 1.2% week-on-week and remaining roughly 14% stronger...

KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Humanitarian needs across Afghanistan remain extremely high, compounded by multiple shocks- volatile economy, limited access due to snowfall, mass returns from both Iran and Pakistan...

OCHA and partners launch 2026 Afghanistan humanitarian needs and response plan The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), together with humanitarian partners, has...

Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) Cases: No new WPV-1 positive cases reported this week. In total, 44 WPV1-positive cases have been confirmed in 2025 to date (13 from Afghanistan and 31 from Pakistan in...

Highlights Exchange Rate, Trade, and Seasonal Factors: In the second week of February, the Afghani strengthened further, appreciating by 2.7% week-on-week and standing around 13% stronger...

Highlights Significant reduction was observed in key diseases including AWD, Dengue, Malaria, and ARI-Pneumonia with decreases ranging from 33.5% to 62.4% compared to December 2025, indicating...

According to the Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) for Afghanistan, conditions in the southern and western regions improved over the course of December. Notably, the provinces of Daykundi, Farah,...

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Key Economic Developments Afghanistan’s economy continues to operate in a low-growth, high-vulnerability economic environment shaped by sustained returnee inflows, climate-related...

HIGHLIGHTS In December 2025, 49 Health Cluster partners provided humanitarian health services to 481,750 people. These services were delivered through 891 health facilities in 316 districts, covering...

Highlights Exchange Rate, Trade, and Seasonal Factors: During the first week of February, the Afghani continued to strengthen, appreciating by 0.9% compared to last week and remaining about 11%...

INTRODUCTION In response to the Ministry of Interior's (MoI) decision of 26 September 2023 to enact an “Illegal Foreigners' Repatriation Plan”, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and IOM, the UN Migration...

Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) Cases: Three new WPV-1 positive cases in 2025 from Afghanistan were reported this week. The newly reported WPV1 cases are: one from Ghazni province (Muqur district),...

This monthly protection update for Afghanistan provides a comprehensive overview of UNHCR’s different protection programs, aiming to prevent, mitigate and respond to protection risks faced by...

Highlights Humanitarian needs increased due to the eastern region earthquake, persistent drought in 12 provinces, and continued large-scale returns from Iran and Pakistan, placing additional pressure...

Highlights Exchange Rate, Trade, and Seasonal Factors: During the fourth week of January 2026, the Afghani exchange rate remained broadly stable week-on-week and continued to be stronger than last...

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Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) Cases: One new WPV-1 positive case in 2025 from Afghanistan reported this week. The newly reported WPV1 case is from Faryab province (Qaysar district), with date of...