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Afghanistan Weekly Field Report Afghanistan Weekly Field Report Week of 18 – 24 September 2017 Returnees and Refugees From 17 to 23 September, a total of 1,228 spontaneous returnees and 79 deportees arrived in Afghanistan from Pakistan, according to IOM. From Iran, 4,121 people returned spontaneously, and 7,426 were deported. In total this year, 86,801 people have returned from Pakistan to Afghanistan and 274,768 from Iran. In the past week, 1,452 refugees returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan and 13 from Iran, according to UNHCR. Since January, 50,465 Afghan refugees have returned to their home- country, just 38 per cent of the more than 130,000 refugees who had returned from January to September of last year. Ongoing Response Activities (please also see page 2) During the past week, more than 40,000 displaced people, undocumented returnees and refugees received some form of humanitarian assistance across the country. CR: In Kabul, DRC-DDG provided AFN30,000 to 259 people Countrywide Conflict Displacement displaced from several provinces. In Gardez, Paktya, IRC and From 1 January to 24 September 2017, 257,881 people have fled WFP provided nearly 1,000 IDPs with AFN6,000 cash and food their homes due to conflict in Afghanistan, up by 6,800 people for two months, 65 of these families received hygiene kits and from the previous week. The provinces sheltering the highest 50 tents. In Sarobi and Urgun districts, Paktika, ANDMA number of displaced people are Kunduz (29,451), Nangarhar assisted 588 IDPs from Gomal with food and NFIs. In Khost (27,959), Badghis (22,008) and Uruzgan (17,062). Nearly one City, Khost, SI commenced distributing AFN6,000 to more than fifth of all displaced people have sought shelter and safety in hard 3,500 prolonged IDPs to buy food. Some 17,500 refugees from to reach areas across the country. Pakistan received food from WFP across Khost Province. Central: Some 450 displaced people from Achin, Nangarhar, and NR: In Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh, 910 IDPs from Jawzjan and 350 from Alingar and Alishang, Laghman, have reportedly arrived Faryab received cash assistance from PIN, food from WFP, in Kabul City. The number of IDPs from Gomal district, Paktika, NFIs from UNHCR and hygiene kits from DACAAR. In Kunduz in Sarobi and Urgun districts nearly doubled to 600 from the City, Chardara, Aliabad and Dasht-e-Archi districts, more than previous week due to continued fighting. In 2017, a total of 12,679 1,000 IDPs received cash from ACTED or NRC, food from people have been verified as displaced in the Central Region, WFP, NFIs from UNHCR and hygiene kits or WASH supplies 5 per cent of the total displacement. from DACAAR. In Sar-e-Pul City, nearly 500 IDPs received cash from PIN, food from WFP and NFIs from UNHCR. In Northern/North Eastern: In Sar-e-Pul Province, more than 2,000 Maymana, Faryab, some 1,260 displaced people received people have reportedly been displaced from Sar-e-Pul and cash from ACTED, food from WFP and NFIs from UNHCR. Sayyad districts to Sar-e-Pul City. Heavy fighting in Pul-e-Khumri district, Baghlan, resulted in 700 people being displaced to Pul-e- ER: Some 480 IDPs received AFN30,000 from PU-AMI and Khumri City, according to authorities. In Badakhshan, more than NRC in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, 175 IDPs received 2,500 people were displaced from Fayzabad, Keshem, AFN6,000 via DRA/SCI in Nangarhar and UNHCR distributed Raghestan and Fayzabad City, due to conflict, according to NFIs to 112 people in Nuristan. More than 1,200 unverified reports. In Faryab, some 1,700 people reportedly have undocumented returnees received AFN6,000 for food from been displaced from Pashtunkot to Maymana City. Since DRA/SCI in Nangarhar, and more than 1,000 of them received January, 99,866 people have displaced in the Northern and NFIs. IRC distributed AFN15,000 cash for rent for three Northeastern regions, 38 per cent of this year’s total. months to 210 undocumented returnees in the Eastern Region. More than 6,000 returnees or IDPs received health Eastern: Military operations continued across Kunar, Laghman, consultations, notably at the border crossing, and 1,500 Nangarhar and Nuristan provinces, without significant children were vaccinated by Health Cluster partners. IMC displacements being reported in the past week. Since January, conducted emergency response training for 20 medical staff 38,285 displaced people have been assessed in the Eastern of the Asadabad Hospital, Kunar. Region, 15 per cent of the countrywide displacement in 2017. WR: In Hirat City, Hirat, DRC-DDG distributed AFN18,000 to Southern/South Eastern: No significant displacements have 623 IDPs and nearly 600 IDPs received AFN26,000 from NRC been reported in the past week from the Southern Region. In and NFIs from UNHCR. In Chaghcharan, Ghor, 173 IDPs Tirinkot, Uruzgan, some 2,800 petitions of displaced families have received cash from ACF, food from WFP and NFIs from been submitted in the past three weeks alone. This puts UNHCR and ANDMA distributed food and NFIs to 1,400 people considerable strain on the few humanitarian partners present to displaced from the Ghalmin area, Chaghcharan. In Farah City, screen, verify, assess and respond to the needs identified. 56,983 Farah, 840 IDPs received NFIs and hygiene kits from UNHCR people are currently displaced in the Southern and Southeastern and DRC-DDG distributed AFN18,000 to 440 IDPs. regions, 22 per cent of the total displacements this year. Security Incidents and Access Constraints Western: Intensified conflict in Chaghcharan district, Ghor, reportedly displaced several hundred families within the district SR: Members of an NSAG reportedly issued warnings to health and to Chaghcharan City, where so far 173 displaced people facilities in Uruzgan to close down. Some 30 clinics run by an have been assessed as in need of humanitarian assistance. In NGO suspended their activities, according to first reports, and the total, 50,618 people are currently displaced in the Western provincial hospital in Tirinkot reportedly limited its activities to Region, 20 per cent of the total displacements in 2017. emergency services. The situation on the ground remains fluid. Coordination Saves Lives The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors. http://afg.humanitarianresponse.info/ Weekly Field Report- Afghanistan | 2 Humanitarian Response for Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in August and September 2017n Region Cluster Response Type People assisted in Aug and Partners Newly Identified IDPs Sep 2017 (People in need) Aug - Sep 2017 2017 Capital ESNFI Cash 1,672 DRC, CARE, IRC 1,423 12,941 Family kits 231 DRC FSAC Cash for food 906 DRC Food Package 784 WFP WASH Hygiene kits 322 DACAAR Central Highland 160 188 Eastern ESNFI Cash 3,414 NRC, SCI, DRC, PU-AMI, OHW 1,944 38,285 NFI Kits (Complete) 440 SHPOUL FSAC Cash for food 3,414 NRC, SCI, DRC, PU-AMI, OHW Food Package 440 WFP, SHPOUL North Eastern ESNFI Cash 9,653 NRC, ACTED 3,964 65,764 NFI Kits (Complete) 6,286 SCI, UNHCR FSAC Food Package 12,901 WFP, ANDMA WASH Hygiene kits 7,014 DACAAR Northern ESNFI NFI Kits (Complete) 1,764 UNHCR 6,993 33,102 Cash 2,331 UNHCR FSAC Food Package 2,331 WFP Other Unconditional cash 5,922 ACTED, WFP, UNHCR Souther Eastern ESNFI NFI Kits (Complete) 329 ANDMA 4,116 11,102 FSAC Food Package 1,050 ANDMA, OHD Other Unconditional cash 3,010 DRC, IRC, PIN, SI Southern ESNFI Cash 4,148 NRC, ACF, IRC 1,318 45,881 NFI Kits (Complete) 4,292 UNHCR FSAC Food Package 8,440 WFP Other Unconditional cash 1,718 ACF WASH Hygiene kits 4,835 DOPH, IRC, UNICEF Other 4,583 UNICEF Water containers 1,718 UNICEF Western ESNFI Blankets 232 UNHCR 25,494 50,618 Cash 5,132 NRC, ACF, DRC, UNHCR NFI Kits (Complete) 4,173 UNHCR, IRC, UNICEF Tents 462 UNHCR, IRC FSAC Cash for food 3,908 NRC, ACF, DRC, WFP Food Package 2,580 WFP Health Other 533 NRC Other Unconditional cash 14,589 NRC, ACF, DRC, ANDMA, IRC WASH Chlorine 1,289 IRC Emergency latrines 703 IRC Female hygiene kits 293 UNHCR Hygiene education 2,152 ACF, UNHCR, IRC Hygiene kits 4,424 ACF, UNHCR, IRC, UNICEF Water treatment tablet 792 IRC Acronyms: ACF, Action Against Hunger | AA, Afghan Aid | AFN, Afghan afghani; 1,000 AFN ~ US$14.60 | ANDMA, Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority | ANSF, Afghan National Security Forces | ARCS, Afghan Red Crescent Society | CWSA, Community World Service Asia | DAC, District Administrative Centre | BPHS, Basic Package of Health Services | DACAAR, Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees | DoRR, Directorate of Refugees and Repatriation | DRA, Dutch Relief Alliance | DRC-DDG, Danish Refugee Council - Danish Demining Group | ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross | IDP, Internally Displaced Person | IMC, International Medical Corps | IOM, International Organization for Migration | IRC, International Rescue Committee | NFI, Non-food item | NRC, Norwegian Refugee Council | NSAG, Non-State Armed Group | OCT, Operational Coordination Team | OHC, Organization for Humanitarian and Development | PIN, People In Need | PU-AMI, Première Urgence - Aide Médicale Internationale | SCI, Save the Children International | SHPOUL, Sound Humanitarian, Participatory & Organizational Uplift | SI, Solidarités International | SVA, Shanti Volunteer Association | UNHCR, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees| UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund | WASH, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene | WFP, World Food Programme | Data source: OCHA Displacement Tracking System (Please note: data available as of 16 September 2017, numbers are expected to change as more information becomes available).
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