The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that over 375,800 people in Afghanistan have left their homes this year due to fighting with many of these people remained displaced across the country.
Publish dateWednesday 27 November 2019 - 15:42
Story Code : 196465
OCHA in a statement said that around 75,000 of the 245,000 people displaced in the country’s west in 2018 by drought and other factors are still living in displacement sites, yet to return home.
“In 2019, displacement due to ongoing conflict and natural disasters is continuing to drive humanitarian needs in Afghanistan,” the statement said.
According to the statement, close to 401,400 people have returned from neighboring countries to Afghanistan so far; this year including 387,500 from Iran, and 22,900 from Pakistan.
Source : Afghan Voice Agency(AVA)
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