Summary: “Trends recorded in early 2014 confirm the rising humanitarian needs of Afghans displaced by conflict, natural disasters and man-made disasters : 650,000 Afghans are known to be internally displaced. Forced to leave their homes, IDPs gravitate for protection to urban centres. Kabul ranks first in this forced migration scenario : the capital city holds 56% of the urban population with 80% of the population residing in informal settlements…”—(page 5).