Announcements

SITUATION OVERVIEW

Humanitarian operations continue to face access challenges, and the participation of female humanitarians remains extremely limited at the moment.

It is estimated that 634,000 people have been internally displaced by conflict around the country between 1 January and 15 September 2021 (source: OCHA, 15 September). Between 1 January and 15 September, IOM has recorded 890,726 undocumented Afghan returnees…

Highlights

• In the second week of September 21, the prices of the food items were significantly higher than pre–Covid time.

• The average prices negligibly changed compared to the previous week at national level.

• After the extreme decline of 20% in work opportunities in the fourth week of August 2021, work availability continued to decline by anther 3.6% this week.

2021 Highlights

866,889 total returns from Iran and Pakistan since 01 January 2021

858,956 total returns from Iran in 2021. Over the past week 33,893 undocumented Afghans returned from Iran with 4% assisted (892 Men and 655 women).

7,933 total returns from Pakistan in 2021. Over the past week 475 undocumented Afghans returned from Pakistan with 42 % assisted (113 Men and 87 women)

Migration Health

In 2021, 214,802 patients…

SITUATION AND NEEDS ANALYSIS

EMERGENCY DROUGHT APPEAL 2021 30 MILLION USD REQUESTED TO ASSIST 1 MILLION BENEFICIARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Summary

Following the official government declaration of drought in Afghanistan in June 2021 (the second drought declared in four years) and worsening humanitarian situation, ACTED is launching a Drought Response Appeal to provide urgent lifesaving and recovery assistance to the most…

The Sehatmandi project is the main source of health care in Afghanistan, provided through more than 20,000 health workers at 2,309 health facilities. In 2020, more than 30 million people benefited from health services provided through the project, in addition to 1.5 million children vaccinated.

A funding pause that went into effect in late August 2021 means that more than 2,000 (90%) health facilities supported by the…

By Hardin Lang, Sarah Miller, Daphne Panayotatos, Yael Schacher, and Eric Schwartz

Introduction

The scenes at the Kabul airport in recent weeks have been devastating. The airlifts were a race against time to evacuate U.S. citizens, citizens of allied countries, Afghans associated with the U.S. and allied presence in Afghanistan, and a limited number of Afghan men and women most at-risk under a Taliban rule. The United…

97 percent of Afghans could plunge into poverty by mid 2022, says UNDP

New York – Afghanistan teeters on the brink of universal poverty. As much as 97 percent of the population is at risk of sinking below the poverty line unless a response to the country’s political and economic crises is urgently launched, according to a rapid appraisal released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The…

Kuala Lumpur, Kabul, Geneva, 7 September 2021 – The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is calling for urgent action as millions of Afghans face colossal humanitarian needs wrought by a combination of crises: one of the country’s worst ever droughts, acute food shortages, a fractured health system and the devastation of COVID-19.

Some 18 million Afghans – half the population…

Qatar Charity has delivered the first batch of urgent relief aid to the Afghan people, with further humanitarian assistance to be delivered in the coming days.

Delivered via Qatar Airways, the aid provides 15 tons of necessary foodstuffs to cover the needs of 10,000 families for a month.

Mr. Nawaf al-Hammadi, CEO's assistant for International Operations and Programs at Qatar Charity said, "Qatar Charity is closely following…

KABUL, 6th September, 2021 (WAM) -- As part of the air bridge, directed by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces to support the Afghan people, the fourth UAE aid plane arrived - in less than 48 hours - to the Afghan capital, Kabul, carrying medical and food aid, to support the humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan.

The UAE air bridge continues…

Summary

Between January 2018 and June 2021, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) identified over 200 reported attacks on schools, school students and personnel, and higher education in Afghanistan that involved explosive weapons. These attacks injured or killed hundreds of students and educators and damaged or destroyed dozens of schools and universities.

In the first six months of 2021, more…

Kabul/Cairo, 30 August 2021 - A plane carrying WHO medicines and health supplies landed in Afghanistan today, 30 August, at 12:25 pm local time.

This is the first shipment of medical supplies to land in Afghanistan since the country came under control of the Taliban Authorities.

"After days of non-stop work to find a solution, I am very pleased to say that we have now been able to partially replenish stocks of health facilities…

Logistics and humanitarian airbridge: In collaboration with the Government of Pakistan, on 30 August, 12.5 metric tonnes of urgent medical supplies were flown from WHO’s warehouse in the International Humanitarian City, Dubai to Mazar-i-Sharif airport due to ongoing disruptions at Kabul airport. The supplies brought in will help to partially replenish stocks of health facilities in Afghanistan. This was the first medical…

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director, George Laryea-Adjei, upon his return from Kabul

KATHMANDU, 29 August 2021 - “In the past weeks, with increased conflict and insecurity, it is children, those least responsible for the crisis in Afghanistan, who have paid the heaviest price. Not only have some been forced from their homes and cut off from their schools and their friends, but they are also deprived of the basic healthcare…

Highlights

• The ongoing political upheaval, conflict, internal displacement and drought have heightened underlying vulnerabilities of children and their families in Afghanistan.

• UNICEF is supporting emergency WASH services, including the provision of safe water through water trucking, construction and repair of handpumps along with provision of supplies and hygiene promotion.

• Primary healthcare and nutrition services…

Situation Overview

Following the takeover of power by the Taliban, humanitarian access is opening in some areas allowing limited delivery of assistance to resume but remains extremely challenging. Gaps and delays in assistance may lead to further deterioration of the dire humanitarian situation.

In Kabul, the situation at the Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) remains tense and volatile as thousands of Afghans…

This list has been compiled with the information available to us at the time of publication and will be updated regularly as the situation in Afghanistan develops.

Although Asylum Access does not have an office in Afghanistan and we are not involved in the evacuations being carried out by foreign governments, we can provide you with a list of organizations that may be able to assist you.

If you are in Afghanistan and…

The Taliban took control of the Afghan capital Kabul on 15 August and consolidated control over nearly all of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces following a rapid military offensive that started at the beginning of May. Fighting between the Taliban and the Afghan government forces escalated after the April announcement that US and NATO troops would withdraw from Afghanistan. Following the partial withdrawal of the troops, the…

Afghanistan has experienced periodic drought over the past 30 years, but none occurring simultaneously with widespread insecurity and a global pandemic—until now. The combined effects of this “triple crisis” are gravely affecting people throughout the country. Knowing that crises affect different groups of people in different ways, CARE Afghanistan conducted a Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) from June–July 2021 to assess…