The Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, visited Afghanistan and met with communities affected by the multi-layered crises now afflicting the country, including underlying poverty, climate-related shocks and the aftermath of four decades of conflict. During his visit, USG Fletcher also met with the de facto authorities, women-led organizations and Afghan female humanitarian workers where he reinforced the centrality of Afghan women’s full and meaningful participation in the humanitarian response as being essential to continuing to meet the needs of women and girls. He also drew attention to the plight of hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced to return from neighbouring countries, as well as the devastating impact of recent funding cuts on life-saving programmes, especially for vulnerable populations.
گزارشی که رویترز در ۱۵ اکتوبر منتشر کرد، میگوید هیأت معاونت سازمان ملل در افغانستان (یوناما) طی ماههای جولای تا سپتمبر، ۴۴۳ مورد بازداشت و توقیف خودسرانه و ۹۷ مورد بدرفتاری از سوی محتسبان وزارت امر به معروف و نهی از منکر را مستند کرده است. طالبان یافتههای این گزارش را رد کرده و گفته است که بازداشت .