Surgeons operate on a patient at the WHO-supported emergency surgical centre in Lashkargah Helmand provinceKey updates

• Afghanistan continues to be impacted by emergencies, including mass casualty incidents, natural disasters and disease outbreaks.
• A major complex attack on the headquarters of a military unit killed 64 and injured around 350 people, many of whom were civilians. A major road traffic accident killed more than 70 people in Ghazni.
• 24 people lost their lives due to flash floods in Badghis and Takhar.
• Military operations in Kunduz and related conflicts killed one person, injured 35 and led to sporadic internal displacement.
• An earthquake on 10 April resulted in the temporary evacuation of 231 families from Badakhshan and Takhar provinces.
• 8 measles outbreaks were reported by DEWS in April with 608 cases—two CCHF and one pertussis outbreak were also reported.

Emergency and Humanitarian Action, Issue 4, April 2016 [pdf 498kb]