UN Backs Aid Delivery To Nuristan After Weeks Of Isolation

The United Nations says aid operations have begun in Nuristan after weeks of isolation, with over 136,000 people facing severe shortages.

Stéphane Dujarric said humanitarian agencies have begun delivering aid to remote districts of Nuristan, backing efforts to reach communities cut off for weeks by insecurity.

Speaking at a briefing, Dujarric said assistance to Kamdesh and Barg-Matal districts is being coordinated by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Afghanistan Red Crescent Society.

He said around 136,000 people in these regions had been deprived of food, healthcare and basic services for more than six weeks due to insecurity and restricted access. Following sustained engagement with all parties, humanitarian partners have now started delivering food, medical supplies and other essential items.

Dujarric added that the reopening of access routes has allowed markets to gradually resume activity and enabled the evacuation of patients in need of urgent medical care.

Afghanistan is facing a deep humanitarian crisis, with millions of people reliant on aid amid economic collapse, drought and prolonged conflict. Remote regions such as Nuristan are particularly vulnerable due to limited infrastructure and difficult terrain.

Aid agencies have repeatedly warned that restricted access caused by insecurity can quickly lead to severe shortages of food and medical services, especially in isolated communities.

The aid delivery comes as reports persist of cross-border shelling between Afghan Taliban forces and Pakistani troops, further complicating humanitarian access and raising اsecurity concerns in eastern provinces.

Recent incidents reportedly damaged a school, a health centre and a telecommunications site in Dangam district of Kunar province, heightening fears among local communities despite no confirmed casualties.

Dujarric stressed that civilians and civilian infrastructure, including schools and medical facilities, must be protected at all times in line with international humanitarian law.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said needs remain high, particularly in food security, healthcare and essential services, calling for safe and unhindered humanitarian access across affected areas.

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