Afghanistan: Humanitarian Access Snapshot (April 2026)

Country: Afghanistan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached Infographic. Access constraints in April 2026 continued to affect humanitarian operations across Afghanistan, with 66 reported incidents. While this reflects a 23 per cent decrease from March, the decline in reported incidents does not indicate an improvement in the overall access landscape. Rather, this was largely attributed to the cessation of hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan, with fewer conflict-related impediments reported. Reported incidents consisted of interference in the implementation of humanitarian activities, restrictions on movement, violence against humanitarian staff, facilities and assets, and military operations, of which 48 incidents resulted in delays in the implementation of humanitarian activities. Continued engagement with the authorities, strengthened coordination mechanisms, and sustained advocacy for principled humanitarian access continue to be critical for the continuity of assistance delivery to affected populations. Interference in the implementation of humanitarian activities remained the most significant humanitarian access constraint reported in Afghanistan during April 2026, accounting for the majority (70 per cent) of recorded incidents. Operational disruptions linked to administrative procedures continued to be reported by humanitarian partners linked to administrative procedures such as delays signing MoUs (17), interference in programming (25) and recruitment processes (2). The timely delivery of assistance to vulnerable populations was affected by these constraints to vulnerable populations and additional operational burdens were also observed. Requests by the de facto authorities for the sharing of sensitive operational info...

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