Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan has suffered more than 40 years of conflict and natural disasters. Today, Afghans make up one of the largest refugee populations worldwide.
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Key statistics
3.3 million
people were displaced or stateless (or returning from forced displacement) within the country at the end of 2024
6.1 million
Afghans were refugees, asylum-seekers or otherwise in need of international protection worldwide at the end of 2024
$216.6 million
are needed in 2025 to ensure operations and programmes in Afghanistan are sustained
Afghans make up one of the largest refugee populations worldwide. There are 2.6 million registered Afghan refugees in the world, of whom 2.2 million are registered in Iran and Pakistan alone. Another 3.5 million people are internally displaced, having fled their homes searching for refuge within the country.
Afghanistan has suffered more than 40 years of conflict, natural disasters, chronic poverty and food insecurity. Facing an ongoing humanitarian crisis, the resilience of refugees, internally displaced people and host communities is slowly reaching its limit. Moreover, Afghanistan continues to grapple with multiple humanitarian crises, deteriorating human rights (particularly for girls and women), economic instability, and severe climate shocks
UNHCR’s work in Afghanistan focuses on protecting the most vulnerable and assisting newly displaced Afghans with life-saving shelter, food, water and core relief items, both within Afghanistan and neighbouring countries. Together with our partners, we are committed to staying on the ground and delivering our emergency response as long as we can access those in need.
Population and financial overview
Afghanistan
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Populations
Population types
Population types
Note: The "Stateless" category does not include stateless people who are also in other categories, to avoid double counting. The total number of stateless, across all categories, is .
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by country
Population by country
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by origin
Population by origin
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Financial
Budget and expenditure trend
Budget and expenditure trend
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by pillar
Budget by pillar
Budget by objective
Budget by objective
Note: The table presents the budget for this operation broken down at the objective level. Resource allocation at the objective level is subject to change during the course of the year as the operational situation evolves and priorities shift. The current budget, reflected in the bottom line of this table, is updated on a monthly basis and is replaced by the final budget at year-end.
Expenditure by Outcome Area
Expenditure by Outcome Area
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
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Strategy - Country
Strategy
For more information about our work in Afghanistan:
The UNHCR Representative in Afghanistan
Street Address:
ICON Compound, Supreme Road,Pule-e-Charkhi,Dispatury Police District 9, Kabul, Afghanistan
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3232, ***POUCH STILL VIA LO-OFFICE FOR UNHCR, REPRESENTATION AFGHANISTAN IN ISLAMABAD***, Kabul, Afghanistan
Phone:
+41 22 739 7500
Fax:
+41 22 739 7501
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT + 4.3
Working hours
- Monday: 7:45 - 16:15
- Tuesday: 7:45 - 16:15
- Wednesday: 7:45 - 16:15
- Thursday: 7:45 - 16:15
- Friday: closed
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: 7:45 - 16:15
The UNHCR Head of Sub-Office at Mazar-I-Sharif
Street Address:
Kart-e Shafakhana, Behind Mandawi, Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Mailing Address:
P.o. Box 1263, House 24, Street 89, G-6/3,, Pakistan, Islamabad, Afghanistan
Phone:
+41 22 739 7504
Fax:
+41 22 739 7505
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT + 4.3
Working hours
- Monday: 7:45 - 16:15
- Tuesday: 7:45 - 16:15
- Wednesday: 7:45 - 16:15
- Thursday: 7:45 - 16:15
- Friday: closed
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: 7:45 - 16:15
The UNHCR Head of Sub-Office at Herat
Street and mailing address:
Park Round About, End of Majidi Street,, Herat, Afghanistan
Phone:
+41 22 739 7506
Fax:
+90 93 042 080
Email:
[email protected]
Time zone:
GMT + 4.3
Working hours
- Monday: 08:00 - 16:30
- Tuesday: 08:00 - 16:30
- Wednesday: 08:00 - 16:30
- Thursday: 08:00 - 16:30
- Friday: closed
- Saturday: closed
- Sunday: 08:00 - 16:30
