Pakistan Strikes Force 115000 Afghans into Homelessness: NRC

A bombshell NRC report from Oslo discloses that Pakistani military campaigns have displaced more than 115,000 Afghans, thrusting them into desperation amid Taliban-Pakistan hostilities. The border regions of Kunar and Nangarhar are epicenters of this unfolding tragedy.

‘Survival instincts drove these families out,’ said Jacopo Caridi, NRC Afghanistan director. Survivors navigate makeshift setups, community mercy, or unaffordable dives—sans sanitation, health aid, or child education.

February attacks claimed 76 civilian lives, wounded 213. Kabul’s March 16 hospital hit, with massive fatalities, warns of urban peril.

Nearly 800 dwellings wrecked; years of repair loom. ‘International law demands protection for civilian infrastructure,’ Caridi demanded.

Torkham resident Bakhtiar, 65, fled with kids as 10 PM shelling raged: ‘Sudden rocket chaos overwhelmed us—escape was immediate.’

Funding droughts seal Afghanistan’s under-aid status, with battles blocking relief, food costs surging, borders clamped.

Caridi warned: ‘Afghans can’t be sidelined in worldwide strife; closures and inflation deepen their hell.’

Roots: Afghan riposte February 27 to Pakistan’s February 21 probes. Eid truce via Saudi, Qatari, Turkish nudges; Pakistan’s Tarar greenlit pause. Yet, Afghan top brass Fitrath flags Durand breaches, casualties mounting per ministry. ‘Pakistan’s attacks betray ceasefire vows, exposing deceit,’ he indicted.

Prospects dim without de-escalation, spotlighting the need for robust international mediation.