Nearly 94,000 Displaced in Clashes Along the Hypothetical Durand Line

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has announced that nearly 94,000 people have been displaced following clashes along the hypothetical Durand Line.

The organization adds that more than 100,000 people in the districts of Nuristan have been deprived of humanitarian assistance since February due to insecurity.

Displaced individuals say that due to ongoing rainfall, their lives have become extremely difficult, and their children are unable to sleep under tents during cold nights.

Sahib-ur-Rahman, a displaced person, said: “Because of the rain and the cold weather, neither we nor our children can sleep. Rainwater leaks into our tents, and we are facing many problems.”

Safiullah, another displaced person, said: “We have been displaced due to the war. We are staying here, and our homes have been destroyed.”

Displaced people who are now being transferred to safer areas by local authorities say they can no longer return to their original homes, as their houses have been destroyed and shelling by Pakistani military forces is still ongoing.

Morsalin, a displaced person, said: “Pakistani forces fired indiscriminately at our homes; it hit our houses, our children, and even our animals. We are now settled in the Manogai district area, along the river. Due to fear of rain and floods, we ask the officials of the Islamic Emirate to relocate us to safer areas.”

Rahmatuddin, a displaced person, said: “We cannot return to our homes; Pakistani forces are shelling there, and it is raining here as well. Now officials of the Islamic Emirate, along with vehicles, have arrived to transfer us from here to another place.”

Meanwhile, local officials in Kunar told that due to rising river levels, the process of relocating these displaced people to safer areas has begun to protect them from the danger of floods.

Faridullah Dehqan, spokesperson for the Kunar Police Command, said: “Those who were displaced as a result of indiscriminate shelling by Pakistani military forces and had settled along riverbanks in various areas, including the center of Kunar (Asadabad), were facing the threat of heavy rainfall and flooding. The Kunar Police Command transferred them to safe areas using ranger vehicles.”

In addition to the displaced, recent floods in Afghanistan have claimed the lives of 71 people and destroyed thousands of residential homes.