Tens of thousands of people are arriving in Afghanistan without shelter, food or water

Tens of thousands of people a day are arriving in Afghanistan without shelter, food or water and are facing an uncertain future after being told to leave Pakistan.

In mid-September the government of Pakistan announced that undocumented foreigners must leave the country or face deportation – a decision expected to impact around 1.7 million of the 4.4 million Afghan refugees in the country. Since then, more than 260, 000 Afghans have crossed from Pakistan into Afghanistan.

The people affected include children who were born in Pakistan and have never been to Afghanistan, while some others no longer have close family in Afghanistan or have not been there for many years.

People are undergoing an extremely tough journey from all over Pakistan and many are arriving in Afghanistan in terrible conditions, without anywhere to live and without food, money, water and sanitation facilities. With winter approaching, they will soon be exposed to freezing sub-zero temperatures.

An influx of up to 1.7 million people will put huge strain on Afghanistan, which is already suffering a major humanitarian crisis with extremely high levels of hunger, poverty, unemployment and malnutrition. More than 29 million people in Afghanistan need humanitarian aid, yet international funding for the crisis is already drying up. Islamic Relief has been calling on international donors to step up support for vulnerable people in Afghanistan and the regional refugee crisis.

Islamic Relief is on the ground

Our teams in Afghanistan are supporting 4, 000 new arrivals in Afghanistan staying in transit camps. We are providing them with aid such as food and hygiene items.

On the 3rd of November, the team provided medical treatment to 150 women, men and children. Local Afghan communities are also providing the new arrivals with food, blankets and other support.

Support our aid delivery to those arriving into Afghanistan and donate now.