KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned on Sunday, 8 February, that Afghanistan’s shelter crisis is expected to deepen in 2026, as the country continues to face overlapping humanitarian challenges driven by natural disasters, economic hardship, mass returns, and deepening gender inequalities.
According to OCHA, an estimated 4.2 million people across Afghanistan will require shelter assistance in 2026. Humanitarian partners have prioritized 881,000 of the most vulnerable people for immediate support, for which USD 160.3 million is required. Assistance is planned across all 34 provinces and will include emergency shelter, non-food items (NFIs), winter assistance, repair of damaged homes, and transitional shelter solutions.
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