Afghan

People return from Pakistan to Afghanistan at Torkham Crossing in the Nagarhar Province.
OCHA (file)

With 2.2 million Afghans feared to be on the move, UN agency to begin tracking displacements, aid relief

27 January 2017
Amid concerns of a severe humanitarian crisis induced by sudden return home of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees and undocumented citizens, coupled with conflict-induced displacement, the United Nations migration agency has launched a new displacement tracking system to better understand population movements and needs in the crisis-struck country.
A bus carrying Afghan returnee families from Pakistan at Spin Boldak border crossing in Kandahar province. January 2017.
IOM

Afghanistan: UN-backed $550 million aid plan aims to reach 5.7 million people

23 January 2017
A newly-launched United Nations-backed humanitarian response plan for Afghanistan is seeking $550 million in 2017 to support the most vulnerable and marginalized population of the conflict-torn country.
Bamiyan, Afghanistan: children make a long journey to continue their education.
UNICEF/Abdul Aziz Froutan

Thousands of Afghan children face acute malnutrition amid ‘unprecedented’ displacement – UN

9 January 2017
Despite attempts to increase food aid in Afghanistan, children bear the brunt of the country’s nutritional crisis, the United Nations humanitarian arm today reported, warning that the ongoing fighting has also led to record number of children at risk of abuse and exploitation.