The European Union has made available €400,000 (over 30 million Afghani) in response to widespread flooding in the north of Afghanistan in the past days. This humanitarian aid will provide immediate emergency assistance to beneficiaries in the regions of Baghlan, Badakhshan, and Takhar.

The assistance will be delivered by EU humanitarian partners ACTED and DACAAR. It will include an emergency multi-sectoral response through cash assistance as well as access to clean water, emergency sanitation and hygiene supplies.

The EU has been funding humanitarian operations in Afghanistan since 1994, providing close to €1.8 billion in funding. Last year alone, the EU mobilised €159 million in humanitarian funding.

In addition, since 2021 the EU has organised a Humanitarian Air Bridge to Afghanistan, with 35 flights so far that have carried over 1 600 tonnes of aid. The latest landed on 12 May 2024 with 97 tonnes of medical and other emergency relief supplies.