Afghanistan’s Nooristan Faces Sever Food Shortages, 136,000 People at Risk: ICRC

Afghanistan’s Nooristan faces sever food shortages, 136,000 people at risk: ICRC

Kabul, April 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Severe food shortages are being faced by 136,000 people representing 17,000 households, due to border clashes for weeks between Taliban forces and Pakistan, local media reported on Tuesday. Basic household items and health care are also issues due to the restricted access and insecurity, said a press release by the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC). Kamdesh and Barg-e-Matal districts are the worst-af…

Taliban–Pakistan Clashes Cut Off Aid to 136,000 In Eastern Afghanistan, ICRC Says

More than 136,000 people in two districts of eastern Nuristan province were cut off from food, healthcare, and basic services for over six weeks due to clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday. The post Taliban–Pakistan Clashes Cut Off Aid to 136,000 In Eastern Afghanistan, ICRC Says appeared first on KabulNow.

Aid agencies launch operation to assist conflict-affected communities in Nuristan

Humanitarian organisations have begun a multi-day operation to deliver urgently needed assistance to communities in eastern Nuristan Province, where ongoing conflict has left thousands without access to basic services for more than six weeks. The effort is being coordinated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) and the World Food Programme (WFP), working together to reach previously inacce…

Aid reaches Nuristan Province after weeks of isolation

Aid has reached isolated Nuristan districts after weeks of clashes, easing shortages for thousands of families cut off from food, healthcare and supplies. The International Committee of the Red Cross said humanitarian aid has reached remote districts in Nuristan after weeks of isolation caused by clashes between Pakistani forces and Taliban. Access routes to the districts of Kamdesh and Barg-e-Matal have reopened, allowing relief agencies to res…

136,000 endured weeks without food in Nuristan, aid agency says

About 136,000 people in eastern Afghanistan’s Nuristan province have endured severe shortages of food, health care and basic supplies after weeks of isolation caused by ongoing conflict, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. For more than six weeks, insecurity and blocked access routes cut off roughly 17,000 households in the districts of Kamdesh and Barg-e-Matal, leaving communities without reliable access to essential serv…