Afghanistan: Displaced find refuge in school as fighting continues in Kunar province

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Dozens of families were forced to take shelter in a school in Pashshad, Kunar province, as seen on Saturday, following fighting between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban in the region.

The families can be seen sitting in cramped classrooms, mostly without their belongings which they had to leave behind.

“Taliban attacked our area, then we left our village. We just rescued ourselves without any belongings or clothe. Now we came here and are living in this school building,” said Pati Jan, a displaced person.

The refugees, who complained about their poor living conditions at public facilities, requested an immediate intervention by local authorities.

According to official reports, around 50,000 people in the region were displaced in the past two months.

SOT, Shir Zameen, Displaced person (Pashto): “We had a good life in our village. We had everything, but due to the fighting between security forces and Taliban everything got destroyed. As you see, all these families just saved themselves. They left full houses, Taliban looted our home materials.”

SOT, Pati Jan, Displaced person (Pashto): “Taliban attacked our area, then we left our village. We just rescued ourselves without any belongings or clothes. Now we came here and we are living in this school building.”

SOT, Brishna, Displaced person (Pashto): “There was heavy fighting in our village. We fled our houses due to fighting and hunger, after walking for two nights we came here. First night we were at a park, then we came to this school where we are living with problems.”

SOT, Brishna, Displaced person (Pashto): “The Taliban closed the way to our village, for around two months the way was closed. Then we left the village because of fighting and hunger. We were faced with many problems and we left the house fully.”
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