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August 6, 2004
Overview Afghan voter registration climbs to 90 percent Voter registration for the upcoming Afghan nationwide general elections, has reportedly climbed to 8.6 million (90%) of the estimated 9.8 million eligible voters in the country, with women accounting for over 3.5 million (41%) of the total registrants. Afghanistan’s Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB), which consists of Afghan and United Nations (UN) election officials, made the announcement last Sunday (August 1), adding that the first round of voter registration would end on August 15 and the second phase would resume following the presidential election on October 9 in preparation for the parliamentary elections in April next year (2005). Jawed Ludin, spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai said, “we are overwhelmed with joy at the sheer enthusiasm of people” adding that it was “essentially first important step toward a successful and legitimate election process.” JEMB officials acknowledge that estimates for eligible Afghan voters are not exact in the absence of recent census data. The last Afghan census was conducted in 1970 and due to decades of war and civil strife, a thorough census has not been undertaken since then. The UN estimates one third of some 1.05
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million Afghan voters, mainly in five southern provinces dominated by ethnic Pashtuns, have yet to register. David Singh, a spokesman for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), called the registration statistics “very encouraging if not amazing.” He added that registration in several provinces in the south and southeast where security remains fragile is very low, with some areas as low as 9 percent. Singh said in some areas such as the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the number of registered voters has vastly exceeded projected estimates, suggesting either voter registration fraud or very conservative estimates for the electorate. UN officials are downplaying the possibility of voter fraud, saying that a mark of indelible ink on each voter’s finger would help prevent multiple votes. President Karzai, who is facing some 22 challengers in the presidential elections, is widely expected to win. Afghan Defense Minister Mohammed Qasim Fahim withdraws his support for Karzai Afghanistan’s powerful Defense Minister, Mohammed Qasim Fahim, has reportedly withdrawn his support of interim Afghan President Hamid Karzai and is backing his ethnic Tajik countryman and former Education Minister, Yunus Qanuni in the upcoming presidential elections in October. Appearing at a rare press conference in the capital Kabul on Wednesday (August 4), Fahim said Karzai no longer enjoyed his support and the support of the “mujahideen” (holy warriors) groups, making an apparent reference to the support of the Northern Alliance, that with the help of US-led forces, ousted the hardline Taliban regime and fought against the Soviet occupation in the 1980s. Speaking to reporters, Fahim said, “The announcement to back Mr. Qanuni is my personal one, and support is also coming from a number of cabinet members.” Fahim said he would not allow anyone to resort to violence and harm the election process. Karzai is facing some 22 challengers in the upcoming elections. However, only Qanuni is expected to offer any serious challenge to Karzai’s bid for reelection. Eurocorps to assume command of NATO-led international peacekeeping force in Afghanistan on Monday General Jean-Louis Py, the head of the five-nation NATO rapid reaction force said yesterday (Thursday, August 5) that it would assume the command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan on Monday (August 9) for the next six months. Py, who is due to depart for Kabul today (Friday, August 6), told a press briefing in Strasbourg, France, “Our mission will consist of increasing the level of security to enable calm and representative elections.” As part of the deployment, some 300 members of the Eurocorps headquarters staff would be deployed to Kabul where two battalions comprising 1,500 troops from Eurocorps are already present. Eurocorps would remain under the political and military authority of NATO in Kabul. Created in 1992 by France and Germany, Eurocorps is made up of troops from Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Spain. As a service of the European Union, it is certified as a NATO rapid reaction force. Separately, the outgoing commander of the NATO-led ISAF in Afghanistan, Canadian Lieutenant-General Rick Hillier, is warning that the country is facing serious short-term problems and would not be wise to lose interest in Afghanistan. He said that the Afghan government could not cope with the threats posed by the drug trade, warlords and militants, adding that the international community needed to provide significant help to address those threats. German NGO Malteser ceases operations following the killing of two of its workers The German relief organization Malteser said on Wednesday (August 4) that it is ceasing its operations in southeastern Afghanistan, following the killing of two of its local staff in Paktia province on Tuesday (August 3). Ingo Radtke, Director of Malteser Germany, said amid deteriorating security, Malteser had decided to cease its activities in the region until further notice. Mohammed Nader Farhad, a spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) told a press briefing in the Afghan capital Kabul that Mohammed Idrees Sadiq, a field officer, and Emal Abdul Samad, a driver, who were both local Afghans working for Malteser, were fatally shot when unidentified gunmen ambushed their unmarked vehicle between Gardez and Zormat (also spelled Zurmat) in Paktia. The workers were returning from a project in Zormat (also spelled Zurmat) district in Paktia some 75 miles (120 kilometers) south of Kabul. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. An investigation into the incident is currently underway. The UN special envoy to Afghanistan, Jean Arnault, has condemned the attack against the workers, calling it “unacceptable”. The UNHCR said today (August 6) that it was scaling down its activities in the restive regions of the south and east amid deteriorating security.
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Movement
3.5 million refugee and IDP returns since early 2002, with over three million refugees returning to Afghanistan and over 500,000 IDPs going home. 2.1 million refugees returned from Pakistan; 920,000 returned from Iran.
In 2004, 500,000 refugees returned by the end of July - 230,000 from Pakistan, including 100,000 from urban centers. An estimated 273,000 also came from Iran, including more than 50,000 spontaneous returns. July had 100,000 returns, like May and June. UNHCR (UN High Commission for Refugees) plans for 500,000 to return from Pakistan this year and 500,000 returns from Iran. UNHCR plans to close new post-September 2001 camps near the border in Pakistan by September 2004. About 800,000 refugees remain in Iran and 1.6 million in Pakistan. Remaining in Pakistan are over 100,000 in cities, one million in old camps and nearly 200,000 in new post-2001 camps.
Emphasis in 2003 was on repatriation from old camps and cities in Pakistan to rural areas in Afghanistan. 70% of returnees from Pakistan were from cities and 30% from camps. Over a third returned to Kabul, another 10% went to other central provinces, and just over 20% returned to each of the north and east. The Southern region received 6% and the Western region 4%. The 2003 peak months were June with 92,000 and July with 78,000.
In 2002 over 2.3 million Afghan refugees returned with 2 million assisted by UNHCR. UNHCR repatriated 1.53 million Afghan refugees from Pakistan, including 125,000 from Baluchistan and 1.4 million from the North West Frontier Province. 82% were from urban areas; only 3% were from new camps. 265,000 refugees were assisted in returning from Iran; and 10,000 refugees from the central Asian republics.
UNHCR, the Afghan Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation, and IOM (International Organization for Migration) plan to assist 90,000 IDPs return home in 2004. UNHCR started modest 2004 IDP returns. There are 188,000 recorded active IDPs, with the actual total being, perhaps, some 300,000. Active IDP numbers are 145,000 in the South, 20,000 in the West, 20,000 in the Center, 10,500 in the East and Southeast, and 9,000 in the North. UNHCR assisted 60,000 IDPs to return in 2003.
During the first quarter of 2004, WFP provided food assistance to over 2 million Afghans. During a typical week, up to half a million people receive up to 4,000 tons of food. Several hundred thousand Afghans are employed on work-for-food programs.
Routes for Humanitarian Aid and Refugees Country Supply Routes
From Supply/Return Routes To Comments
Mashhad
Dogharun, Herat, Badghis & Ghor
Major refugee repatriation route;
Iran
Zabol Nimruz Refugee repatriation route; Peshawar Khyber Pass Torkham
Jalalabad, Kabul, Bamiyan & refugee camps in NWFP, Pakistan
Major refugee repatriation route;
Pakistan
Quetta Refugee camps in Baluchistan, Pakistan & Kandahar and Herat
Significant refugee repatriation route
Tajikistan
Nizhny Pyandzh
Sherkhan, Kunduz, Northern region, & Kabul
Salang tunnel between north and Kabul; Tunnel closed 7 AM – 5 PM for repairs through September
Kyrgyzstan Osh Ishkashim, Faizabad, & NE WFP no longer needs route Turkmenabat, Kushka
Herat, Badghis & Ghor
UNHCR no long needs route
Turkmenistan
Turkmenabat, Kerki Andkhoy, Mazar-e-Sharif, & Northern Region
UNHCR no longer needs route
Uzbekistan
Termez
Mazar-e-Sharif and North
Friendship Bridge for rail and road
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Afghanistan Relief Efforts: United Nations Coordination Regions
Central Region Security: Two election workers killed by bomb in mosque in Ghazni province;
Location Bamiyan Coordination Population
2,800 active IDPs in Central and East Central
IDP Movement Food
WFP; preparations for winter complete
Health
ICRC, IMC, MSF; malnutrition high
NFIs -Shelter
IOM, UNICEF, UNOCHA, & OXFAM
Water & Sanitation UNICEF Security
New Zealand PRT in Bamiyan; Main phase of Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) started;
Comments
Flooding reported in Khamard district of Bamiyan; Tents, blankets, mobile clinics, and food for 10,000 for one month required;
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East Central Region
Security: PRT in Parwan; Location Kabul Coordination
UNHCR
Population
2,800 active IDPs in Central and East Central
IDP Movement
UN; currently few returning home from Kabul
Food
WFP, IRC, Action Contre la Faim
Health
CARITAS, MSF, IFRC, IRC, ICRC Russian relief center and hospital; improved ambulance service
Non-Food Items - Shelter
UNHCR, ACTED, MSF, IRC, ICRC, IOM; housing being built for squatters
Security
Main phase of DDR in progress
Water & Sanitation
ICRC; Wells, pumps, and clean water considerably improved; chlorination of wells on-going
Comments
Eastern Region Security: Coalition operations continue along border with Pakistan; 20,000 refugees reportedly fleeing operations in Pakistan and entering Paktika province; Coalition says it will launch “Lightning Resolve” operation to improve election security; US PRT in Gardez; US PRT in Kunar; US PRT in Ghazni province; Coalition says it will establish more PRTs in east and south to improve security and humanitarian support; Main phase of DDR in progress in Gardez;
Location Jalalabad Coordination
UNHCR
Population
5,500 active IDPs in East
IDP Movement Food
WFP, IRC
Health
UNICEF, MSF, IMC, WHO; ICRC
Non-Food Items - Shelter
CWS, UNICEF
Security
US PRT in Jalalabad; Main phase of DDR (Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration) started; Election workers killed; Explosions reported in city;
Water & Sanitation
CARITAS; ICRC, UNICEF
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Eastern Region IDP Camps
Location Hesarshahi (12 km east of Jalalabad)
Sar Shahi
Type
IDP
IDP
Coordination
International Islamic Relief Organization (ISRO)
Capacity Population
9,000 remaining
15,000
Movement IDPs UNHCR assisted 15,000 return home
Food Health UNICEF Non-Food Items (NFIs) - Shelter
Security Water & Sanitation UNICEF Comments WES activities of UNICEF in this camp
completed in 2002 and Immunization activities are going on.
Northeastern Region Security: Election workers attacked in Faryab province on August 2; DDR (Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration) started in Takhar province;
Location Faizabad Organization Population
11,000 active IDPs in North and Northeast
Movement IDPs
117,000 returned spontaneously in Northeastern region
Food
OXFAM, UNICEF, WFP, World Concern Preparations for winter underway
Health
WHO, Merlin, UNICEF, MSF; ICRC
Non-Food Items (NFIs) -Shelter
UNICEF, ACTED, Refugees Int’l, Mercy Corps
Security
German/NATO PRT in Feyzabad;
Water & Sanitation Comments
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Northern Region Security: US PRT in Parwan; DDR started in Baghlan;
Location Kunduz Coordination Population
11,000 active IDPs in North and Northeast; 60,000 IDPs from North elsewhere in country;
Movement IDPs IOM targeting 45,000 IDPs to identify those interested in voluntary assisted return home starting 31 March
Food
ACF, FOCUS, OXFAM, IOM, Save the Children;
Health
WHO, MSF, UNICEF
Non-Food Items (NFIs) –Shelter
Convoys from Mazar-e-Sharif, Kabul, and Tajikistan IOM, ACTED, Mercy Corps
Security
NATO/German PRT in Kunduz; Main phase of DDR in progress
Water & Sanitation UNICEF Comments
UNICEF Immunization activities Aid and relief supplies from North, South, and West
Northern Region IDP Camps (Kunduz) Location Bagh-e-Sherkat Amirabad Type IDP IDP Coordination IOM IOM Camp Capacity
22,000
Population
Less than 5,000 between the two camps
Less than 5,000 between the two camps
Movement IDPs
Largely stopped
Largely stopped
Food
WFP
WFP, ACTED, Focus
Health
UNICEF
UNICEF
Non-Food Items (NFIs) - Shelter
IOM
Security
Water & Sanitation
UNICEF UNICIEF
Comments UNICEF has completed WES activities in the camps in 2002
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Location Mazar-e-Sharif Coordination UNHCR Population
11,000 active IDPs in North and Northeast; 60,000 IDPs from North elsewhere in country;
Movement IDPs
IOM moving some IDPs home
Food
WFP; preparations for winter underway
Health
WHO; ICRC. UNICEF Jordanian field hospital
Non-Food Items (NFIs) - Shelter
IRC, IOM, UNICEF, Action Contre la Faim; FAO
Security
British PRT in Mazar-e-Sharif turned over to NATO; Main phase of DDR started
Water & Sanitation
ICRC
Comments
Southern Region Southern region has 145,000 active IDPs; Security: Taliban insurgents attack Afghan government border post in Khost on August 2; Two aid workers gunned down in Paktia on August 3; German NGO Malteser ceases operations on August 3; UNHCR scales-back operations in the southeastern region on August 6; Coalition operations continue along border with Pakistan; Conflict in Zabul province; Attempted assassination in Kandahar; Coalition says it will launch “Lightning Resolve” operation to improve election security; Coalition says it will establish more PRTs in east and south to improve security and support humanitarian activities;
Location Kandahar Coordination UNHCR Population
145,000 active IDPs in South
Movement of IDPs Food
International staff present and operating Mercy Corps in southern Kandahar Province
Health
WHO, ICRC, CARITAS, Mercy Corps; UNICEF;
NFIs - Shelter
UNHCR, Mercy Corps
Security
US PRT in Kandahar; main phase of DDR in progress
Water & Sanitation
UNICEF
Comments
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Southern Region IDP Camps (Kandahar)
Location Kandahar Type IDP Capacity
90,000 in 39 camps in Panjwai district
Population
Survey of IDPs in the Southern Region to be conducted later this month
Movement IDPs Food Health
UNICEF
NFIs - Shelter Security
Coalition operations continue
Water & Sanitation
UNICEF
Comments
WES projects of UNICEF in IDP camps completed in 2002 and immunization activities are going on.
Southern Region IDP camps south of Kandahar Location Zhare Dasht (South of Kandhar – 6 camps) Type IDP Camp Coordination
Int’l Save our Souls
Camp Capacity
30,000; expandable to 60,000
Population
36,000
Movement IDP
About 4,000 from Spin Boldak to relocate to Zhare Dasht before humanitarian support ends in August this year;
Food
WFP
Health
UNICEF, MSF; outbreak of diphtheria among under-18
NFIs - Shelter Security Water & Sanitation
UNICEF wells
Comments
New camps designed to attract IDPs from Spin Boldak
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Eight Southern Region camps in Panjwai and Maiwand west of Kandahar for 30,000 nomadic Kuchis Location Mandozai (60 kn from
Kandahar) Marghar Morsham
Type
IDP Camp
IDP Camp
IDP Camp
Coordination
Cordaid
Cordaid
Cordaid
Camp Capacity
Population
1,700
4,500
16,000
Movement IDP Refugees in no-man’s land
Food
Caritas
Caritas
Caritas
Health
Caritas-UNICEF
Caritas_UNICEF
Caritas-UNICEF
NFIs - Shelter Security Water & Sanitation Comments UNICEF is doing immunization activities
Southern Region IDP Camps (Spin Boldak--Near Afghan-Pakistan Border Chaman Area) About 20,000 IDPs in the Spin Boldak area; Government has ordered that Spin Boldak humanitarian assistance end in August; 4,000 IDPs to go to Zhare Dasht, several hundred to return home, and nearly 16,000 to remain in Spin Boldak area without humanitarian assistance;
Location Al Rashid (Spin Boldak)
Ben Rashid Maktum (Spin Boldak)
Rabita Alam el Islam (Spin Boldak)
Type IDP Camp IDP Camp IDP Camp Coordination
UNHCR
UNHCR
UNHCR
Camp Capacity Population 1,100 Movement IDP Food WFP WFP Distribution interrupted in
mid-May Health
UNICEF and MSF
UNICEF and MSF
UNICEF and MSF
NFIs - Shelter
Security Water & Sanitation
Trucks and water tanks
Trucks and water tanks
UNHCR supplying limited quantities
Comments
New camp
New camp
New camp
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Location Spin Boldak Spin Boldak Wesh
Type IDP Camp IDP Camp IDP Camp Coordination
International Islamic Relief Organization
NGO from United Arab Emirates
International Islamic Relief Organization
Camp Capacity
6,000
Population
6,000
Movement IDP Food WFP WFP WFP Health
UNICEF and MSF
UNICEF and MSF
UNICEF and MSF
NFIs - Shelter Security Water & Sanitation
Trucks and water tanks
Trucks and water tanks
Trucks and water tanks
Comments
New camp
New camp
New camp
Western Region 20,500 active IDPs; Security: Fighting between local warlords and coalition/Afghanistan National Army in Ghor province; Limited disarmament taking place among competing local factions in Chaghcharan, capital of Ghor province; 600 Afghan Army troops sent to ensure order; Location Herat Province Coordination UNHCR; ICMC Population
70,000 or less in 5 remaining camps down from 200,000 to 360,000 depending on estimates
Movement IDPs Food
WFP, IRC, CARITAS, UNICEF, World Vision, IOM, Action Contre la Faim
Health
WHO, MSF, MDM, Order of Malta, CHA, IbniSina, HRS; ICRC; UNICEF
Non-Food Items (NFIs) – Shelter
UNHCR, Iranian Red Crescent, UNICEF, IOM, Blankets and fuel being distributed; Ockenden Int’l, MSF, IMC
Security
US PRT in Heart; Main phase of DDR (Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration) begun;
Water & Sanitation
UNICEF
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Western Region IDP Camps Location Mir Daud (25 km
west of Heart) Maslakh (20 km west of Herat)
Shaydayee (18 km east of Heart)
Type
IDP Camp
IDP camp
IDP camp
Coordination
ICMC
ICMC
ICMC
Camp Capacity
100,000
Population
New arrivals from Badghis and Ghor
11,000
16,000
Movement IDPs IOM assisted IDPs return home in North-West for 2003 total of 23,000
IOM assisted 23,000 IDPs to return home from Mashlakh and Shaydayee in 2003; MSF reports Shaydayee to close—remaining IDPs to be shifted to Maslakh
Food WFP; food-for-work program vice distribution
WFP; general food distribution to end April; Shift to food-for-work program vice distribution
Health WHO, IMC, MSF, MDM, HRS, CHA, IbniSina; ICRC-UNICEF
UNICEF MSF
(NFIs) - Shelter IOM, UNHCR distributing additional tarps and blankets
UNICEF, UNHCR
Security Water & Sanitation UNICEF UNICEF Comments
Western Region IDP Camps (cont.) Location Minaret 1 & 2 Rawza Herat City
Type IDP camp IDP camp IDP camp Coordination
ICMC
ICMC
Camp Capacity Population
Less than 2,000
Less than 500 remain
Less than 5,000
Movement IDPs
Food
MDM doing food supplements
Health UNICEF UNICEF UNICEF Non-Food Items (NFIs) - Shelter
UNHCR and NGO providing tents
Security Water & Sanitation
UNICEF
UNICEF
UNICEF
Comments Officially closed
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Refugee Locations in Pakistan
UNHCR is caring for 200,000 refugees in Pakistan, including 127,000 people in nine camps and one transit area in Baluchistan Province, as well as 67,000 in seven camps in Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP). UNHCR plans to close all post-September 2001 new camps near the border by September 2004—six camps in Baluchistan and six camps in NWFP; Over 20,000 refugees reported fleeing Pakistani anti-foreign fighter operations and entering Afghanistan’s Paktika province; IOM to organize overseas polling for upcoming Afghan presidential elections in October on behalf of UNAMA.
Baluchistan Province Location Baluchistan Province Coordination Population
137,000 people in 9 camps and one transit area
Movement of Refugees
Afghans in no-man’s land relocated to Zhare Dasht and Mohamed Khele; Plans to close other camps in vicinity of Chaman before September; Extra inducements offered this month for refugees to return to Afghanistan;
Food
WFP
Health
Medicins du Monde; MSF, AMDA
NFIs – Shelter
Security Sufficient security that allows UN and NGOs to conduct full operations implemented in camps after threat in June;
Water & Sanitation
IFRC, Medicins du Monde; Action Contre la Faim
Comments
Refugee Camps in Baluchistan, Pakistan
Location Mohamed Khele 1 & 2 (85 km southwest of Quetta)
Roghani (new) (16 km from Chaman)
Type Refugee Camp Refugee Camp Coordination
UNHCR/Rotary Intl.
UNHCR
Camp Capacity
80,000
17,000 - full
Population
37,000 Pashtuns
17,000
No-man’s land
8,000 refugees have been relocated from no-man’s land
Refugee Movement
Food
WFP, CRS, ARC
WFP
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Health
UNICEF, MSF
UNICEF,MSF
Non-Food Items (NFIs) - Shelter
CRS
Security Water & Sanitation IFRC, MDM IFRC, MDM, Oxfam
Refugee Camps in Baluchistan, Pakistan (cont.) Location Landi Karez (5 km
from Roghani) Tor Tangi (20 km from Chaman)
Lejay Karez (75 km from Quetta) – new
Latifabad (10 km from Mohammad Kheil)
Type Refugee Camp Refugee Camp Refugee Camp Refugee Camp Coordination
UNHCR
UAE Red Crescent
UNHCR
UNHCR
Camp Capacity
10,000
10,000
8,600
Population
16,500
10,000
5,700
6,350 ethnic minorities
Refugee Movement
From Quetta
Food
WFP
WFP
WFP
Health
MSF
AMDA
AMDA
NFIs - Shelter Security Water & Sanitation
IFRC, MDM, Oxfam
IFRC, MDM
IFRC, MDM
IFRC
North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan
;
Location North West Frontier Province Coordination Population
70,000
Refugee Movement
1,404,000 refugees have returned; some old camps beginning to
Food WFP Health Non-Food Items (NFIs) - Shelter Security Security continues to be a problem in
Kurram Agency Water & Sanitation Comments
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Refugee Camps in NWFP, Pakistan 37,600 were in Shamshatoo; 35,000 among five remaining camps
Location New Shamshatoo (60 km southwest of Peshawar)
Kotkai (Bajur Agency 120 Km northwest of Peshawar)
Barkali (Bajur Agency)
Type Refugee Camp Refugee Camp Refugee Camp Coordination
UNHCR
Camp Capacity
75,000
20,000
Population
26,000
16,000
1,000
Refugee Movement
Refugees returning to Afghanistan;
5,000 from Shalman
Food
WFP, IRC
WFP
WFP
Health
NFI - Shelter
CRS
UNICEF
Security Water & Sanitation
UNICEF
Comments
Primarily for Pashtuns
Location
Old Bagzai (Kurram Agency)
Bassu (Kurram Agency) Asgharo (Kurram Agency)
Type Refugee Camp Refugee Camp Refugee Camp Coordination
UNHCR
UNHCR
UNHCR
Camp Capacity
10,000
12,200
Population
18,000 among three Kurram Agency camps
18,000 among three Kurram Agency camps
18,000 among three Kurram Agency camps
Refugee Movement Food
WFP;
WFP
WFP
Health NFIs - Shelter IRC Security
Private trucks deliver food due to security situation
Private trucks deliver food due to security situation
Private trucks deliver food due to security situation
Water & San CRS Comments
Established camp for Tajiks, Uzbeks, and Turkmens
For Shiite refugees, mostly Tajik and Hazaras
Relocated refugees from Jalozai and urban Peshawar