Displaced households in Afghanistan will require humanitarian assistance during the winter and lean seasons

In Afghanistan and Tajikistan, near-average to above-average wheat harvests in most areas and other typical income sources are helping a majority of households stock normally for the winter and lean season. Regional wheat market supplies are generally stable. Wheat grain production in Kazakhstan is estimated to be slightly below-average, whereas in Pakistan, wheat harvest estimates are slightly above-average. However, depreciation of local currencies in Afghanistan and Tajikistan will put upward pressure on import prices.

Below-average precipitation in Badghis Province in Afghanistan during March and April 2014 and cold weather during crop vegetative stage led to a below-average harvest. Poor households will be Stressed (IPC Phase 2) from November 2014 through March 2015.

In Afghanistan, nearly 33,000 displaced Pakistani families, primarily in Khost and Paktika Provinces, are in need of food and non-food assistance this winter. These households will move from Stressed (IPC Phase 2!) to Crisis (IPC Phase 3) if additional food assistance is not delivered beyond November 2014.