Flash flooding in Afghanistan has killed hundreds of people, wiped out thousands of homes and devastated communities still reeling from earthquakes and floods earlier in the year.
Afghanistan is facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Tearfund's local partner is supporting affected families with emergency supplies including food, water, hygiene kits and shelter, as well as cash to meet other urgent needs.
11-year-old Naghma* sits with her young sister where her family home used to stand.
She lost her mother and two brothers in May 2024, when flash flooding tore through their home in the province of Baglan, where 80% of the casualties occurred.
Naghma, along with her sister and father, are one of 500 families that will receive vital care and emergency supplies through Tearfund’s local partner.
The future for girls like Naghma is uncertain: girls are not allowed to attend school after primary school, and women are excluded from the workforce apart from in healthcare.
For families like Naghma’s, and communities across Afghanistan, this latest disaster only deepens what is already an enormous burden, having endured decades of war culminating in a dramatic change of government in 2021.
This political upheaval, coupled with international sanctions on the current government, has resulted in huge economic shocks and a deepening humanitarian crisis.
Tearfund has supported local partners in Afghanistan for over 40 years, since the year 1983. These partners have remained faithfully, courageously present through intensely difficult and dangerous challenges.
They have found ways to serve vulnerable communities, offering hope, care and practical support despite limitations and setbacks. Incredible progress was made prior to the change of government in 2021, including one partner helping to establish a network of women’s groups supporting 20,000 women.
While this work cannot continue in the same way, the relationships that were built have created a foundation for lasting impact.
Pray that support would reach the most vulnerable in communities affected by the recent floods, as well as those still grieving and recovering from earlier disasters.
For open doors for Tearfund’s partners to continue their work; and that they’ll get the funding resources that they need
That staff would continue to persevere despite the hardship and uncertainty they face for their own families
For hope: that people who are despondent about the future of their country and for their families would have hope.
Afghanistan is facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
Your support can pave a pathway of hope for Afghan families. Respond today:
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