UN Reports Over 90,000 Displaced in Afghanistan Due to Taliban-Pakistan Conflict
A United Nations report states that more than 90,000 people have been displaced in Afghanistan due to conflict between the Taliban and Pakistan.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported the highest displacement figures in Khost province with 26,200 people, Kunar with 25,300, Nangarhar with 19,600, Paktia with 18,200 and Paktika with 4,900. Assessments are ongoing in various sectors, particularly in Nuristan province.
OCHA detailed that 25 health centers and 41 schools in Kabul, Khost, Kunar, Nangarhar, Paktia and Paktika have been damaged or closed due to shelling and insecurity. A Pakistani airstrike on March 17 destroyed the Omid addiction treatment hospital in Kabul, damaged markets in Paktika and a fuel depot in Kandahar, and struck religious sites in Kunar and Nuristan.
At least 345 homes have been destroyed or severely damaged.
About 100,000 people in the Bargamatal and Kamdesh districts of Nuristan remain deprived of humanitarian assistance.
Over 34,000 people have received food, cash and emergency shelter assistance since the conflicts began.
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