U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)
CENTRAL ASIA TASK FORCE
CENTRAL ASIA REGION - Complex Emergency
Fact Sheet #25 (FY02)    November 14, 2001


Note: this Fact Sheet updates previously released Central Asia Region Fact
Sheets and Situation Reports.

Numbers Affected

- On November 6, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported
that approximately 135,000 Afghan refugees have entered Pakistan since
September 11.  Of these new arrivals, UNHCR believes that 75,000 entered
through the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and 60,000 entered through
Baluchistan Province. Afghanistan

- As of November 14, three International Committee for the Red Cross
(ICRC) expatriate staff returned to Kabul. ICRC has maintained emergency
assistance operations to vulnerable populations in Kabul throughout the
military campaign.

- On November 14, the United Nations reestablished its staff presence in
Afghanistan as representatives from several organizations, including
UNCHR, arrived in Hairatan.

- The UNHCR sub-office in Herat formally reopened on November 14. Initial
reports indicate that affected populations are beginning to return form
the Iranian border.  Estimates on the number of people in route were not
available.

- The first of several barges containing humanitarian relief arrived in
Hairatan, Afghanistan from the Uzbekistan port city of Termez on November
14. The initial shipment contained 50 metric tons (MT) of emergency food
assistance and nonfood relief commodities such as plastic sheeting,
blankets, winter clothing. A second shipment is scheduled to depart for
Hairatan on November 15.  In total, the two shipments provide 400 MT of
emergency food assistance from the World Food Program (WFP).


Pakistan

- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and WFP temporarily
suspended the transport of relief commodities via truck from Peshwar and
Quetta due to continued security concerns. UNICEF reported that two of its
drivers may have been killed in Mazar-e-Sharif on November 09.


Region

- According to WFP, 1,200 MT of food assistance, which will assist 150,000
people for one month, left Turkmenabad via truck for northern Afghanistan
on November 14.

- The ongoing WFP airlift from Quetta to Turkmenistan has transported a
total of 540 MT of food commodities to date. Once in Turkmenistan, the
commodities are trucked to northern Afghan provinces for distributions.


U.S. Government Activities

New Actions

- On November 14, USAID/OFDA provided $3,650,000 to the International
Rescue Committee (IRC) to support emergency food assistance, potable
water, and new well drilling activities for 100,000 internally displaced
Afghans living in camps. In addition, the program enables 275,000 northern
Afghans to better meet their household needs through food delivery,
primary health care, agricultural and livestock assistance, well drilling,
and vocational training initiatives.

- In addition to providing direct emergency assistance to affected
populations, the IRC grant supports the creation an Early Warning System
in northern Afghanistan to provide relief organizations with accurate
information on new and specific humanitarian.

- USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) provided more than
$1.6 million to support the development of relevant and timely information
on humanitarian assistance for the Afghan population, particularly IDPs,
vulnerable groups, and refugees.  USAID/OTI works with international
partners, such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and
Voice of America (VOA), as well as local partners to produce and broadcast
relevant information in local languages, disseminate radios, and explore
alternative media.

- To date, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has airdropped 1,494,060
Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs), valued at $6,424,458, into Afghanistan.


Disaster Declarations & Background

- On October 4, 2001, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs
Christina B. Rocca redeclared a complex humanitarian disaster for
Afghanistan for FY 2002.

- On October 10, 2001, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires James A. Boughner declared a
disaster for Tajikistan due to drought.


FY 2002 USG Assistance to Afghanistan
Total USAID/OFDA	$48,876,323
Total USAID/FFP 	$38,555,000
Total USAID/OTI	$1,687,820
Total State/PRM	$28,260,000
Total DOD	$6,424,458

TOTAL USG Humanitarian Assistance FY 2002	$123,803,601
TOTAL USG Humanitarian Assistance FY 2001	$178,607,625

TOTAL USG Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan FY 2001/2002
$302,411,226


FY 2002 USG Assistance to Tajikistan

Total USAID/OFDA	$998,180
TOTAL USG Humanitarian Assistance to Tajikistan FY 2002	$998,180
TOTAL USG Humanitarian Assistance to Tajikistan FY 2001	$67,210,000

TOTAL USG Humanitarian Assistance to Tajikistan FY 2001/2002
$68,208,180

Note: full details of funding above are available in weekly USAID/OFDA
Central Asia Region Situation Reports.


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