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International Response
According to the United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the international community recognizes that Afghanistan is at a high risk of natural disasters and associated human suffering. The European Commission INFORM risk classification designates Afghanistan as very high risk based on overall risk of hazards, low socio-economic status and limited coping and infrastructure. Many international humanitarian actors maintain a constant presence in Afghanistan and were prepared to respond, along with ANDMA to the floods throughout the 2020 flooding season.

Prior to the beginning of the 2020 flood season OCHA produced the Afghanistan ICCT Flood Contingency Plan which predicted flooding in 2020 to return to typical levels after the preceding three years of drought. However, the report also recognized that the effects of climate change are likely to lead to increased frequency and intensity of severe natural weather events, including floods and that this would likely generate increased humanitarian need.

Immediately after the most severe flood event of 26 August 2020, numerous international aid organizations were on the ground in the most severely affected Parwan province and began assisting ANDMA with assessments of the damage and loss of life. The actors present were International Organization for Migration (IOM), World Food Program (WFP), Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees (DCAAR), Danish Refugee Council (DRC), CARE International and Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS). By 8 September 2020, OCHA reported that the seven humanitarian actors had distributed non-food items (NFIs), tents, emergency shelters, cash for food and hygiene kits to 892 families.