Afghanistan Flash Update #3 | Displacement due to fighting in eastern Afghanistan | 13 June 2021 humanitarianresponse.info - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from humanitarianresponse.info Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Key Highlights
Heavy fighting continues to cause displacement in Laghman province and there are new reports that fighting is spreading into new areas in neighbouring Nuristan and Nangarhar provinces.
Assessment teams are working to confirm the humanitarian impact of the situation. To date, between 11,000 and 14,000 people are reported to have been displaced in Laghman province, while new IDPs have also reached Jalalabad city.
Partners have mobilised seven inter-agency assessment and response teams in Laghman. Distributions of food, cash-for-NFIs, health support and WASH assistance are underway, reaching 2,000 people so far.
Situation Overview
Heavy fighting continues in nearly all districts of Laghman province, including the use of airstrikes. Sporadic fighting is still ongoing in Mehtalam City, the provincial capital. Further reports indicate that the fighting has now spread into adjacent areas in Nuristan province and to Achin district in Nangarhar province.
Afghanistan: Flash Update – Displacement due to fighting in eastern Afghanistan (As of 27 May 2021)
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Key Highlights
Heavy fighting continues to cause displacement in Laghman province and there are new reports that fighting is spreading into new areas in neighbouring Nuristan and Nangarhar provinces.
Assessment teams are working to confirm the humanitarian impact of the situation. To date, between 11,000 and 14,000 people are reported to have been displaced in Laghman province, while new IDPs have also reached Jalalabad city.
Partners have mobilised seven inter-agency assessment and response teams in Laghman. Distributions of food, cash-for-NFIs, health support and WASH assistance are underway, reaching 2,000 people so far.
Afghanistan: Flash Update – Displacement due to fighting in eastern Afghanistan (25 May 2021)
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Heavy fighting continues in Laghman province, including in Mehtalam City – the provincial capital.
Assessment teams are working to confirm the humanitarian impact of the situation. To date, between 11,000 and 14,000 people are reported to have been displaced.
Partners mobilised six inter-agency assessment and response teams in early May 2021 when fighting intensified.
Health assistance (through mobile health teams (MHTs), food distribution and water trucking are underway, while preparations are being made to provide sanitation and hygiene support.
Situation Overview:
Heavy fighting has been reported in Laghman province in May 2021. Since 23 May, the fighting escalated into and around Mehtalam City, the provincial capital. Reports indicate there has been significant displacement and that most shops and businesses in the city were temporarily closed.