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LOCATION: Remote meeting

DATE: 27 July 2021

CHAIR: WFP and PU-AMI

ACTION POINTS • The Logistics Working Group (LWG) to share the updated status of border situation. Weekly update will be shared during the week of 1st August 2021. • LWG to share the updates of Logistics Capacity Assessment. • New invite will be sent out. Next meeting will be on the 10 August at 11am.

AGENDA 1. Review of the Previous Action Points 2. UNHAS Updates 3. Access Issues and Border Status Updates 4. Alternative Corridors 5. AOB

1. Previous action points

• LWG partners to review and share feedback on the Gaps Review and Preparedness Plan Comments and feedback received from LWG partners.

• LWG to share the updated status of border situation The updated border status was shared in the last minutes of meeting.

• LWG to share PU-AMI presentation materials for customs session The updated border status was shared in the last minutes of meeting.

• LWG to share the updates of Logistics Capacity Assessment The updated border status was shared in the last minutes of meeting.

2. UNHAS updates

UNHAS • A representative from UNHAS provided an update on the latest UNHAS activities. • Weekly flights schedules and information are available on Aviation | HumanitarianResponse • In addition to the regular aviation services provided, UNHAS provides the movement of humanitarian cargo via the regular scheduled flights. If cargo is significant, a charter flight can be organized. • For any further information or requests, partners can reach out to the UNHAS focal points: [email protected] and [email protected].

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3. Access issues and Border Status Update

Access • A representative from the Humanitarian Access Group (HAG) led by OCHA joined the meeting to provide update on the access related issues. • If partners have concerns in relation to access, please contact a HAG focal point, Nadja Patrizia Leuenberger ([email protected]) or Yurii Khomchenko ([email protected]).

BORDER STATUS UPDATE The following is the border status as of 27 July: • Chaman Border (Spinboldak) – Pakistan/Afghanistan: Closed from 14 July, but it is reported now that open only for truck movement. • Border (Jalalabad) – Pakistan/Afghanistan: Open for truck movements only. Emergency passengers’ cases (medical). • Hairaton Border (Mazar) – Uzbekistan/Afghanistan: Open for truck movements. Open one way for passengers (only entry to Afghanistan) • Border (Hirat) – Turkmenistan/Afghanistan: Closed from 9 July 2021, but it is reported now that open only for fuel consignments. • (Hirat) – Iran/Afghanistan: Closed from 8 July 2021 • Sher Khan Bandar – /Afghanistan: Closed

4. Alternative Corridors

• Partners share and exchage the information on the Alternative Corridors. • If any partners have a need to move cargo from to outlying cities (domestic transport only), one partner has empty trucks leaving Kabul. For further query, please contact Brian from USAID ([email protected]).

5. AOB

• Customs issues: A draft letter to Afghanistan Food and Drug Authority (AFDA), to address the concerns on the AFDA’s ban on medical products that are already produced domestically in Afghanistan, has been drafted by PU- AMI, and will be shared with partners for comments and review in the coming days.

• Logistics Capacity Assessment (LCA): The LWG is updating the LCA, aiming to complete by the end of August 2021 (25 out of 52 sections updated & published as of now). The LCA is available in Afghanistan - Logistics Capacity Assessment - Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments (logcluster.org).

• The latest updates are the 15 sections in below table.

Chapter Date Updated

2.2.5 Afghanistan Jalalabad National Airport July 2021

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2.2.6 Afghanistan Bamyan National Airport July 2021

2.2.7 Afghanistan National Airport July 2021

2.2.8 Afghanistan Maimana National Airport July 2021

2.2.9 Afghanistan Fayzabad National Airport July 2021

2.2.10 Afghanistan Chakcharan National Airport July 2021

2.2.11 Afghanistan Qala l Naw National Airport July 2021

2.2.12 Afghanistan Farah National Airport July 2021

2.2.13 Afghanistan Shindand National Airport July 2021

2.3 Afghanistan Road Network July 2021

2.3.2 Afghanistan Land Border Crossing of Chaman (Pakistan) July 2021

2.3.5 Afghanistan Land Border Crossing of Islam Qala (Iran) July 2021

3.2 Afghanistan Transporters July 2021

3.4 Afghanistan Manual Labour July 2021

4.2.7 Afghanistan Transporter Contact List July 2021

• A reminder that the Afghanistan Logistics Working Group webpage including the latest minutes, maps and a link to the LCA. The LWG is updating this information as details are collected and partners are encouraged to share any logistics capacity information to be included in the update. The page can be found here: https://logcluster.org/countries/AFG

• Logistics Gaps Review and Preparedness Plan – Status

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Status Mitigating / Preparedess Activities

Completed Maintain and enhance coordination though the LWG forum

Completed Share information on UNHAS cargo transport availability and request process

Completed Enhance coordination/collaboration with the Humanitarian Access Group

Ongoing Enhance information sharing (customs process, border crossing status, alternative corridors, service providers)

Ongoing Encourage training and guidance to be made available on the new online customs system

Ongoing Establish a dedicated Pharmaceutical Logistics Sub-Working Group

Ongoing Update and make available the Logistics Capacity Assessment

Ongoing Map capacities of partners logistics infrastructure including storage facilities and transport assets

Ongoing Assess stocks of temporary storage facilities, share information on sourcing of additional stocks

Ongoing Investigate options to establish land transport support should the access situation deteriorate

Not started Organisations encouraged to discuss potential agreements in case of need to access logistics support

• Next LWG meeting will be on the 10 August at 11am.

Contacts:

Masafumi Irie LWG Coordinator [email protected]

Daniel Ambaw LWG Coordinator [email protected]