Internally displaced families in northern Jawzjan province are complaining they lack food and firewood and fear a large number of their children and women may die of cold if the government does not pay attention. Ghulam Hussain, who…
At least 100 internally-displaced people (IDPs) have received cash and food aid in central Logar province, an official said on Monday. The assistance had been providing by the World Food Program (WFP) to those who were recently displaced…
War-displaced families in eastern Nangarhar province have received cash and kitchen accessories in aid, officials said on Tuesday. Nangarhar refugee and repatriation director Ghulam Haidar Faqeeri told Pajhwok Afghan News the assistance was distributed based on a survey…
Families who fled violence in Pashtunkot district and now living in the capital of northwestern Faryab province say the government should ensure security in their areas in order they could return. The families have recently arrived in areas…
As many as 153,000 individuals have been displaced across the country due to clashes and insecurity during the past seven months, said the minister of refugees and repatriation on Tuesday. Sayed Hussain Alami Balkhi, during a visit…
Nearly 400 families, who have been displaced by the conflict in northern Kunduz province, on Wednesday threw their household belongings on the airport road, blocking it for traffic. The road between Kunduz City and the airport was…
Families displaced by the conflict from southern Helmand Province to the capital of central Ghazni province have been living in a bad condition and are in need of serious help. Nine of the replaced families have been…
Tens of Internally Displace People (IDPs) have been provided assistance in central Kapisa and southeastern Paktika province, an official and a statement said on Friday. Mohammad Qasim Malakzada, director refugees and repatriation department in Kapisa, said hundreds…
The acting governor on Sunday said aid from UNHCR was unjustly distributed to refugees and displaced families in northeastern Badakhshan province. Gul Mohammad Bidar told Pajhwok Afghan News the aid from UNHCR was being distributed without coordination with…
A number of displaced residents of Wardoj, Yamgan and Jurm districts in northeastern Badakhshan province have accused the government for lack of attention to address security issues and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)’s problems. Hundreds of the displaced people…
More than half a million Afghans have been internally displaced by conflict so far in 2016, the highest number on record, a United Nations agency said on Wednesday. As of Wednesday (November 30), 515,815 internally displaced persons (IDPs)…
Displaced residents of Warduj district of northeastern province Badakhshan on Sunday assailed the provincial and central governments over their reluctance to retake the district from insurgents. Hundreds of the displaced people had gathered in front of the governor’s…
Displaced by the reemerged conflict, residents of Dand-i-Ghori and Dand-i-Shahabuddin localities of northern Baghlan province are in desperate need of immediate assistance. Operations against militants were launched in Dand-i-Ghori one month ago and in Dand-i-Shahabuddin weeks ago, forcing…
KABUL (Pajwhok): President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday directed the officials concerned to provide urgent assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in eastern Nangarhar and northern Baghlan provinces. During a video conference with military and civil officials from eastern and southeastern…
More than 3,000 families who have been displaced from Imam Sahib district to the provincial capital of northern Kunduz province on Monday urged the government to facilitate their return. Imam Sahib district fell to the Taliban on…
Some of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from northern Kunduz province have been infected with diarrhea and pneumonia diseases in a refugee camp in Takhar province, an official said on Thursday. One of the IDPs, Amina, told Pajhwok…
Refugee and Repatriation Minister Syed Hussain Alami Balkhi on Monday said a four-year plan was being implemented to resolve problems of more than one million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Balkhi told Pajhwok Afghan News the plan had two…
Refugee and Repatriation Minister Alami Balkhi on Thursday said there were nearly one million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country and 23 percent of them were in four western provinces. Balkhi, who visited Herat province to…
The government has started distributing cash and other assistance among families of security forces and other displaced persons affected in the wake of Jalrez district fighting in central Maidan Wardak province, an official said on Tuesday. Attaullah…
