Afghanistan: Weekly Humanitarian Update (28 December 2020 – 3 January 2021)
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South: 8,898 people recommended to receive humanitarian assistance
Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued in Hilmand, Kandahar, Uruzgan and Zabul provinces.
Sporadic armed clashes continued in Shah Joi, Tarnak Wa Jaldak, Mizan and Arghandab districts in Zabul province.
In Hilmand province, fighting between the ANSF and an NSAG was reported in Nahr-e-Saraj, Lashkargah, Nad-e-Ali and Nawa-e-Barakzaiy districts. Airstrikes were also reported in Nawa-e-Barakzaiy and Nahr-e-Saraj and clearing operations of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the same districts are reportedly ongoing.
In Kandahar province, the security situation remained volatile mainly in Zheray, Panjwayi, Arghandab, Shah Wali Kot, Arghestan and Shorabak districts. Several roadside IEDs were reportedly discovered and diffused in the Zala Khan area, Panjwayi district. T
Afghanistan: Weekly Humanitarian Update (21 – 27 December 2020)
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South: Ongoing fighting affecting humanitarian activities such as needs assessments
Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued in Hilmand, Kandahar and Uruzgan provinces. In Hilmand province, military operations are ongoing in Lashkargah, Baghran, Bolan, Nad-e-Ali, Nahr-e-Saraj and Nawa-e- Barakzaiy. In Uruzgan province, clashes between ANSF and an NSAG continued in Dehrawud and Gizab districts. Sporadic armed clashes were reported in Shah Joy and Shamul Zayi districts in Zabul province. In Kandahar province, clashes continued in Arghandab, Zheray and Panjwayi, Arghestan, Dand and Shah Wali Kot districts. The presence of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and military operations continued to restrict civilian movement across the south, especially in Hilmand province. Ongoing clashes between the ANSF and an NSAG hindered the movement of goods in contes
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TARINKOT: A member of Meshrano Jirga, Amanullah Azeemi on Sunday blamed Taliban militants for taking out the dead body of Dehrawud district police chief from grave and then chopped off his head.
Dehrawud District Police Chief, Shah Mohammad was killed in a bomb explosion four months ago.
Jan Mohammad Karimi, brother of the slain district police chief said the Taliban had dug out the body of his brother from the grave and chopped off his head.
Senator Amanullah Azeemi who represents Uruzgan province, told the house that Taliban exhumed the body of the Dehrawud district police chief and chopped off his head four months after he was killed.
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Afghanistan: Weekly Humanitarian Update (14 – 20 December 2020)
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South: fighting continued in all provinces, 1,000 people displaced
Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued in Arghandab, Zheray and Panjwayi districts of Kandahar, Nad-e-Ali, Nawa-e-Barakzaiy and Nahr-e-Saraj districts in Hilmand and Dehrawud and Gizab districts in Uruzgan and some parts of Zabul province. The presence of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and military operations restricted civilians’ movements and affected people’s access to health services.
In Kandahar province, the clashes continued in Arghandab, Zheray and Panjwayi, Arghestan, Maruf and Maywand districts. A total of 11 civilians were reportedly killed by an airstrike that hit a house in Arghandab during clashes between the ANSF and an NSAG. An investigation into the incident has been initiated.