UN OCHA: ~100,000 in Nuristan's Bargi Matal and Kamdesh Districts Cut Off from Humanitarian Aid

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that approximately 100,000 people in the Bargi Matal and Kamdesh districts of Nuristan province lacked access to humanitarian assistance due to the ongoing conflict. The remote mountain districts — located along Afghanistan's northeast border corridor — had seen disrupted supply routes and aid worker access as cross-border tensions intensified. The region was already one of Afghanistan's most isolated and underdeveloped areas before the 2026 conflict. Aid agencies reported difficulty reaching affected communities due to security concerns stemming from Pakistani artillery and drone operations in northeastern Afghan provinces. The figure underscored the worsening humanitarian dimension of the interstate conflict: 23.7 million Afghans already needed humanitarian aid, and the 2026 border conflict had additionally displaced over 189,000 people across nine provinces.