Statistics from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations show that in the last 15 days alone, more than 14,000 families have fled their homes due to the war and moved to safer areas. According to the ministry, most of the displaced were from Kunduz, Baghlan, Takhar, Jawzjan, Helmand, Laghman, Paktia and Ghazni provinces. The Ministry of Refugees states that the Ministry has provided food and non-food assistance packages to displaced families and addressed their problems. As the Taliban escalates and the situation worsens, the US government is considering a $100 million aid package to address the situation of the displaced.
Although many families have fled their homes in recent years due to the war, the problem has increased since the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban intensified their attacks and took control of some districts as foreign troops began withdrawing in May this year. As the Taliban took control and the fighting intensified in different parts of the country, people migrated and left their homes. The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations says that since the beginning of the month, more than 72,000 families have left their home areas and settled in relatively safe places. Reza Baher, the ministry’s deputy spokesman, told Hashte Subh daily that the number of displaced people had increased over the past two months.
He states that in the last one month alone, 19,000 families have been displaced, of which 14,000 have left their homes in the last 15 days. The deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said most of those displaced were from Kunduz, Jawzjan, Nangarhar, Laghman, Paktika, Farah, Helmand and Ghazni provinces. Baher added that with the Taliban taking control of the area, people had fled their homes and taken refuge in government-controlled areas.
According to him, in the last one month alone, 3,511 families in Kunduz, 2,353 families in Uruzgan, 2,082 families in Jawzjan, 1,882 families in Nangarhar, 1,670 families in Laghman, 1,400 families have been displaced in Paktika, 1,094 families in Farah, 945 families in Helmand and 765 families in Ghazni. The people of Ghazni, however, have provided the media with larger statistics on the displaced. In the past two weeks alone, 3,000 families have reportedly been displaced from Malistan district to Ghazni and Kabul cities. Malistan residents told a news conference in Kabul two days ago that the Taliban had harassed people and stormed a number of people as soon as they entered the district. Residents of the district stated that with this approach of the Taliban, people were forced to migrate and about 3,000 families left their areas. Residents of Malistan called on the war-torn parties to provide as soon as possible for the return of the displaced and the opportunity to harvest the people’s crops so that life can return to normal. They also called on charities to address the plight of IDPs in the district.
