The ICRC tries to stay close to the people it assists, and has 17 offices across Afghanistan that help it understand the needs of those affected by conflict. What does it mean in reality to work out of one of the remoter offices, in a town in the heart of the ongoing military struggle in southern Afghanistan? Our head of office in Lashkar Gah, Arnaud Meffre, explains how we help those who have lost their homes, how we help families stay in touch with detained relatives, and our efforts to locate and identify the missing. In Lashkar Gah we also offer health support, first-aid training, transport services for those war wounded otherwise unable to reach surgical care, plus livestock and livelihood progammes. It's a busy and far-ranging set of efforts to counter the effects of conflict in Helmand province.
