Afghanistan: Weekly Humanitarian Update (29 March – 4 April 2021)
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South: Measles reported, polio campaign begins
During the reporting period, fighting between Afghan National Security Forces
(ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued with reported airstrikes
and improvised explosive device (IED) detonations in Kandahar and Hilmand
provinces.
In Kandahar province, fighting continued in Panjwayi, Zheray and some parts of
Maywand districts. On 2 April, reportedly an airstrike targeting a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device damaged houses in Arghandab district. The number
of civilian casualties is yet to be confirmed.
In Hilmand province, armed clashes were ongoing in Lashkargah, Nad-e-Ali,
Nahr-e-Saraj and Nawa-e-Barakzaiy districts. On 2 April, five civilians were