Danish Refugee Council (Afghanistan)

DRC began working in Afghanistan in the 1990s through Humanitarian Mine Action and expanded its scope and reach of programming in 2011 to provide multi-sector and holistic packages of assistance. We currently work in four regions of the country, focusing on the most vulnerable and at-risk conflict and natural disaster-affected populations, including internally displaced persons (IDPs), host communities, and returnees.

Current situation
Following nearly a half-century of protracted conflict and political instability, Afghanistan remains one of the most complex crises of our age.

Located in Central Asia, Afghanistan forms the center of a complex migration network involving large and mixed flows of people in the region and beyond, each with a unique set of needs: people fleeing the country, refugees and deportees returning, and IDPs.

The collapse of the former government in August 2021 has further deepened the already vast and complex crisis, generating profound vulnerabilities and basic needs gaps across large segments of the population.

To add to this, Afghanistan ranks among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, often described as a ‘threat multiplier’ as it intensifies human insecurity and poses grave poverty, displacement, and fragility risks.