How the IRC continues to respond to the growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

An alarming estimate of 15.3 million people in Afghanistan were facing food insecurity in 2023. Today, starvation could likely kill more Afghans than the last twenty years of war have.

Get the latest on the impacts of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Herat province on 7 October 2023.

An estimated 23.7 million civilians in Afghanistan require humanitarian support for basic needs such as warm clothes for the winter, electricity, food and clean water. Having undergone the worst winter in 15 years in 2023, the colder, more remote provinces, such as the Bamiyan province, are still suffering disastrous effects.

As Afghanistan faces a growing humanitarian crisis, Afghan women and girls are bearing the brunt of much of the suffering.

As a country already prone to natural disasters, climate change has increased Afghanistan’s likelihood of suffering extreme weather events. This is having devastating effects on access to food and has contributed to putting one million children at risk of severe malnutrition. Compounding this crisis, 2023 marked the country's third successive year plagued by drought-like conditions, with 35% of Afghanistan's population finding themselves confronting acute food insecurity. The drought has led to households struggling with malnutrition even after harvest.

Five reasons why Afghanistan remains within the top 3 countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist.

Up to date information about how the IRC is responding to the 22 June earthquake that struck Afghanistan causing catastrophic damage.

Samira and her family have overcome immense hurdles to leave Afghanistan and start a new life in Hanover, Germany - but they are amongst the small proportion of Afghans lucky enough to be offered a safe route out of the country.