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A single mother displaced by conflict gets help to survive the winter Contribution from Afghanaid Sayed Bibi is a single mother and raising three young children on her own. Unable to earn a living,...

0.6M Children to be reached66.3M Funding requested (USD)26.8M Funding gap for 2020 (USD) HUMANITARIAN NEEDS Decades of conflict have severely strained the education system in Afghanistan. Worsened by...

Improving accountability to affected people 5.4M PEOPLE REACHED 93% OF DISTRICTS REACHED 372 DISTRICTS REACHED HUMANITARIAN NEEDS AND RESPONSE With 2019 almost over, humanitarian needs continue to...

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...

Responding to people in need in a pervasive protection crisis HUMANITARIAN NEEDS AND RESPONSE: JANUARY TO JUNE 2019 4.2 million people reached 93% people reached out of total planned people to be...

Civilians trapped in a pervasive protection crisis 319 Incidents affecting access in 2019 133 Attacks on health workers or facilities in 2019 27 Aid workers killed in 2019 31 Aid workers injured in...

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...

HIGHLIGHTS More people in Afghanistan need humanitarian/protection help in 2019 compared with December 2017. Top 2019 HRP priorities include restoring livelihoods and rehabilitating trauma victims...

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...

HIGHLIGHTS The Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) was revised to include response to the drought and now calls for $547 million. In May, flash floods and flooding affected more than 46,000 people...

HIGHLIGHTS • Two million people at risk of becoming severely food insecure due to the ongoing drought. • Humanitarian partners need US$115 million to respond to the needs of the 1.4 million most...

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...

Highlights Afghan citizens returning to their home country can become internally displaced within days. A total of 10,453 civilian casualties were recorded by UNAMA in the past year: 3,438 people...

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...

HIGHLIGHTS Humanitarians and the Government plan to help 78,000 families to get through winter warmly. Civilian casualties recorded in the first nine months of the year remain close to record levels...

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...