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Sources & MethodThe Iran Route: Afghan Mobility, Livelihoods and Return Pressures | DTM Afghanistan Insights Series - Report 1 (August 2026)
The Iran Route: Afghan Mobility, Livelihoods and Return Pressures | DTM Afghanistan Insights Series - Report 1 (August 2026)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: International Organization for Migration
Beyond Short-Term Aid: Financing Durable Solutions for Displaced Afghans | NRC
Beyond Short-Term Aid: Financing Durable Solutions for Displaced Afghans | NRC
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Norwegian Refugee Council
Afghanistan: Humanitarian Operational Presence (3W) - Western Region (April - June 2026)
Afghanistan: Humanitarian Operational Presence (3W) - Western Region (April - June 2026)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
One year after the Kunar earthquake, many survivors are still homeless and traumatised
One year after the Kunar earthquake, many survivors are still homeless and traumatised
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Islamic Relief
Afghanistan: Health Cluster Dashboard for Humanitarian Response Services (July 2026)
Afghanistan: Health Cluster Dashboard for Humanitarian Response Services (July 2026)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Health Cluster, World Health Organization
Orange earthquake (Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:10km) in Afghanistan 25/08/2026 01:18 UTC, 7.5 million in 100km.
On 8/25/2026 1:18:46 AM, an earthquake occurred in Afghanistan potentially affecting 7.5 million in 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:10km.
Source confidence: strong
GDACS - Global Alerts
UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Flash Update No. 4 (Central and Eastern Region Flash Floods), 20 August 2026
UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Flash Update No. 4 (Central and Eastern Region Flash Floods), 20 August 2026
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: UN Children's Fund
Afghan refugees like Lina are being deported back to face the Taliban. Can Australia help?
A multitude of threats face Afghan refugees â not just Taliban retribution but a migration crackdown.
Source confidence: medium
SBS News - World
Afghanistan Humanitarian Response: WASH Cluster Updates - Cluster Achievements - July 2026
Afghanistan Humanitarian Response: WASH Cluster Updates - Cluster Achievements - July 2026
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees, UN Children's Fund
Afghanistan: Assisted Afghan Returnees from Pakistan, Iran and other countries from 09 August to 15 August 2026
Afghanistan: Assisted Afghan Returnees from Pakistan, Iran and other countries from 09 August to 15 August 2026
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Afghanistan: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2026, Response Overview (1 January - 30 June 2026)
Afghanistan: Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2026, Response Overview (1 January - 30 June 2026)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Five years into Taliban rule, Afghanistan seeks to ease international isolation
In the five years since the Taliban seized back power in Afghanistan, the country's worsening human rights record has drawn sanctions and aid cuts. But despite refusing to officially recognise the fundamentalist movement's government, some countries are concluding that engaging with the Taliban has become unavoidable.
Source confidence: medium
RFI - English
Five years on, Afghan women need urgent and long term investment as funding cuts force clinics to close
Five years on, Afghan women need urgent and long term investment as funding cuts force clinics to close
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: CARE
Five years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, humanitarian need is at a record high as the response collapses | The IRC
Five years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, humanitarian need is at a record high as the response collapses | The IRC
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: International Rescue Committee
World News in Brief: Afghanistan education, Myanmar flooding, Syria recovery, homecare workers in New York
Five years since the Taliban seized power in Kabul, life for some Afghans has improved while many others suffer growing hardship.
Source confidence: strong
UN News - All
UNICEF South Asia Region Humanitarian Situation Report No.1 (Mid - Year), 30 June 2026
UNICEF South Asia Region Humanitarian Situation Report No.1 (Mid - Year), 30 June 2026
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: UN Children's Fund
UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Flash Update No. 3 (Central and Eastern Region Flash Floods), 11 August 2026
UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Flash Update No. 3 (Central and Eastern Region Flash Floods), 11 August 2026
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: UN Children's Fund
Australian army whistleblower released on parole after more than two years in jail
David McBride was jailed after pleading guilty to leaking military secrets about Afghanistan.
Source confidence: medium
BBC World
Afghanistan: UN tells Taliban to open up on abuses committed by security forces
Five years into Taliban rule, Afghans still have almost no way of knowing whether soldiers, police and morality officers who abuse their power ever face consequences â and that secrecy is corroding trust in the State, the UN said Monday.
Source confidence: strong
UN News - All
Press Release: Report on De Facto Security Sector Accountability Efforts by the De Facto Authorities | United Nations Peace Operations
Press Release: Report on De Facto Security Sector Accountability Efforts by the De Facto Authorities | United Nations Peace Operations
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
Afghanistan | Northern - Earthquake - DREF Operational Update #4 (MDRAF019), 7 August 2026
Afghanistan | Northern - Earthquake - DREF Operational Update #4 (MDRAF019), 7 August 2026
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Afghanistan: Assisted Afghan returnees from Pakistan, Iran and other countries (from 02 August to 08 August 2026)
Afghanistan: Assisted Afghan returnees from Pakistan, Iran and other countries (from 02 August to 08 August 2026)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Is the Iran war at risk of becoming a quagmire?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to John Sopko, who served as Special Inspector General for Afghanistan under Obama, Trump and Biden, about the back-and-forth around bringing the Iran war to an end.
Source confidence: medium
NPR - World
Afghanistan: Humanitarian Situation Monitoring (HSM) Round 13 - The District Tables Factsheet (June 2026)
Afghanistan: Humanitarian Situation Monitoring (HSM) Round 13 - The District Tables Factsheet (June 2026)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: REACH Initiative
Signature of a Grant Agreement in the Amount of USD 2,500,000 to Contribute to Supporting the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund in Afghanistan [EN/AR]
Signature of a Grant Agreement in the Amount of USD 2,500,000 to Contribute to Supporting the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund in Afghanistan [EN/AR]
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Government of Kuwait
Deadly attack on police checkpoint in Pakistan leaves 15 dead
The assault on a checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa comes days after another deadly clash in the volatile border province, where authorities have blamed a growing wave of attacks on militants operating from neighbouring Afghanistan.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
Deadly Afghanistan floods kill at least 26 as aid agencies race to reach survivors
Flash floods have killed at least 26 people across eastern Afghanistan, including 23 in the mountainous province of Nuristan, where homes, markets and roads were swept away and search teams continued looking for people reported missing.
Source confidence: strong
UN News - All