Afghanistan Weekly Field Report 23 - 29 April 2018 Key issues in the past week: • Nearly 12,000 people have been newly displaced in Afghanistan, according to initial reports. • Fighting reportedly displaced around 2,100 people in Paktika and 1,400 in Badakhshan. • Flash floods in Takhar Province reportedly destroyed an estimated 50 houses. • Around 2,900 people who had been displaced due to the drought received humanitarian aid in Hirat. 11,800 27,700 75,643 New IDPs reported People assisted in Total IDPs in 2018 in the past week the past week Displacement alerts received in the past week from authorities and partners. Countrywide conflict displacement The nearly 2,900 people who were displaced two weeks ago from Badghis to Hirat due to the drought received food rations, A total of 75,643 people have been displaced by conflict since NFIs and emergency shelter from humanitarian partners. the beginning of the year, according to OCHA’s Displacement Tracking System (DTS), up by nearly 3,000 people compared Returns to Afghanistan to the previous week. From 22 to 28 April, a total of 21,337 Afghan citizens returned Displacement Alerts (see map) to their home country. Following displacement alerts are shared based on initial According to IOM, 1,150 people returned spontaneously from information from authorities or partners on the ground. Pakistan and 32 more were deported. From Iran, 10,290 people Numbers can change as more information becomes available. returned on their own and 10,211 were deported. The returns from Iran in April were markedly higher than compared to the Central, Capital & South-Eastern Region: Around 2,100 same month a year ago, notably due to fewer work people reportedly arrived in Urgun district and 400 in Sharan, opportunities in Iran caused by the devaluation of the Iranian Paktika, from three districts within the province, due to armed currency and increased pressure on migrants in Iran. clashes and drought. More than 600 people reportedly arrived in Kabul from Baghlan, Kapisa, Kunduz, Logar and Nangarhar According to UNHCR, 836 refugees were repatriated and provinces. In Pul-e-Alam, Logar, approximately 1,000 assisted in the same reporting period, 807 of them returned displaced people arrived from Chaparhar district, Nangarhar. from Pakistan and 29 from Iran. Northern & North-Eastern Region: An offensive of an armed Security Incidents and Humanitarian Access group in Baharak district, Badakhshan, reportedly displaced Humanitarian access to Tirkinkot, Uruzgan, is hampered due 1,400 people to the district centre. In Sar-e-Pul province, an to insecurity and checkpoints manned by members of armed estimated 700 people fled their homes in Sayad district to the groups along the highway connecting the city with Kandahar. provincial capital Sar-e-Pul due to fighting. In Logar Province, members of armed groups reportedly Eastern Region: More than 1,400 people were displaced from destroyed several mobile communication stations causing a Chaparhar, Dehbala, Khogyani and Surkhrod districts, widespread network outage. Nangarhar, and Dangam and Chawkay districts, Kunar, according to provincial authorities. The reasons for the Cluster Updates displacements were threats and intimidation by NSAGs. Partners of the Health Cluster in the Eastern Region Western Region: About 700 people arrived in Qala-e-Naw provided consultations for some 7,000 returnees from City, Badghis, from four districts within the province due to the Pakistan or IDPs and vaccinated more than 1,000 children. drought, according to ANDMA. Equally due to the drought and The Sub-Cluster Gender Based Violence (GBV) led by depleted food stocks, approximately 3,500 people reportedly UNFPA reached more than 5,700 people with GBV-services, arrived in Hirat City, Hirat, from Ghor and Badghis provinces. including 13 survivors of sexual assault. Natural Disasters and Drought Ongoing Response Activities (see page 2 for details) Flash floods heavily affected four villages in Chahab district, During the past week, nearly 27,700 displaced people, Takhar, according to authorities. First reports indicate that returnees, refugees and members of vulnerable host around 50 houses were damaged or destroyed. OCHA is families received some form of humanitarian assistance. coordinating a joint needs assessment. Distributions and activities were reported to OCHA from In Kunduz province, more than 1,400 people from six villages Badghis, Balkh, Farah, Ghazni, Jawzjan, Kabul, Khost, in Khanabad district have been displaced due to the drought to Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar and Sar-e-Pul Kunduz City and requested assistance from DoRR. provinces. Humanitarian organisations and authorities who delivered aid included CordAid, DACAAR, DRC-DDG, IMC, Authorities in Hilmand Province estimate that nearly 50,000 IOM, IRC, NRC, PIN, PU-AMI, RI, SCI, SI, UNHCR, people could be affected the loss of crops and livestock and UNICEF, UNMAS and WFP. forced to displace in the near future. www.unocha.org 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. Coordination Saves Lives Weekly Field Report- Afghanistan | 2 Conflict IDPs assisted by region and sector in the past week Region Sector Type of Assistance Number of Beneficiaries Partners Capital ESNFI Cash 371 DRC NFI Kits (Complete) 553 SCI FSAC Cash for food 553 CARE, DRC WASH Female hygiene kits 553 DACAAR Eastern ESNFI Cash 441 PU-AMI FSAC Food Package 805 WFP Health Basic health care services 8'099 RI, WHO, PU-AMI, AADA, UNFPA, Other, SCI WASH Emergency latrines 245 DACAAR Hygiene kits 245 DACAAR Northern ESNFI Cash 1'057 PIN, NRC NFI Kits (Complete) 1'057 SCI FSAC Food Package 1'057 WFP WASH Hygiene kits 392 DACAAR Western ESNFI Blankets 2'520 IOM Cash 995 IRC NFI Kits (Complete) 3'060 IOM, UNICEF Other 540 UNICEF School tents 28 IRC Tarpaulins 2'520 IOM Tents 2'520 IRC Winter Kit 4'055 IOM, UNICEF FSAC Food Package 4'768 WFP MPC 2'520 IOM WASH Chlorine 540 IRC Emergency latrines 2'520 IRC Female hygiene kits 2'520 UNICEF Hygiene education 2'520 IRC Hygiene kits 1'080 UNICEF, IRC Internally Displaced People assisted by sector in 2018 ESNFI 122'250 FSAC 100'525 WASH 59'035 MPC 57'511 Number of IPDs assisted by week in 2018 Sources: The Weekly Field Report is prepared by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners and Clusters. 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 | HRDA, Human Resource Development Agency | ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross | IDP, Internally Displaced Person | IFRC, International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent | 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 | RI, Relief International | SCI, Save the Children International | SHPOUL, Sound Humanitarian, Participatory & Organizational Uplift | SI, Solidarités International | SVA, Shanti Volunteer Association | UNHCR, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees| UNICEF, UN Children's Fund | UNMAS, UN Mine Action Service | WASH, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene | WFP, World Food Programme | Remark: To calculate the number of people per displaced family, the national average of seven family members is used. 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