Fighting in urban areas has increased the number of civilians injured and made providing healthcare extremely difficult.
![Afghans inspect a damaged building after air attacks in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province where the attacks damaged a healthcare clinic and high school in Lashkar Gah, a provincial council member said [AP/Abdul Khaliq]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AP21220192850571-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Sarah Leahy is the project coordinator at the MSF Helmand project in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan
Fighting in urban areas has increased the number of civilians injured and made providing healthcare extremely difficult.