Because of the oppression of the Taliban… The Afghan people are facing the worst humanitarian disaster in the world
Desperate Afghans from all walks of life are rising as prices continue to rise, donor fatigue is severely affecting NGOs, and the Taliban’s judgments are affecting economic participation.
According to the US magazine Washington Examiner, food distribution points and humanitarian assistance are being overrun by legions of hungry Afghans. International aid worker Leslie Miriam said: “This week was the worst, as the children got into cars and were aggressive trying to eat”.
Worsening crises
The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening dramatically, with unemployment rates rising sharply, food prices rising. Since September prices have seen a 400% increase in the price of flour alone, according to The Washington Examiner. Abdul Bari Azimi, president of the Azimi Foundation, said of the recent increases in the prices of basic commodities such as flour, oil and rice, the number of requests he receives for food aid continues to decrease, as donations from some NGOs run out and reach breaking point. Ben Owen, CEO of Flanders Fields, has been forced to exclude all but the most serious cases in the organization, they also gave 68 of the families under their care a 30-day warning to find accommodation, to help families who needed an extra month to find a safe house.
The BBC reported that many poor Afghans live on fragments of old bread previously used as animal feed.
Taliban restrictions
According to the magazine, many men have lost their jobs, and their wives are working under extremely difficult humanitarian conditions. The Taliban tighten restrictions on women’s movement and work. Sima, a orthodontist whose name has been changed to protect her, said that she was the sole provider for her family since her husband was forced to resign without benefiting from his job in a bank in Kabul. The magazine added that Sima had always feared the Taliban would take revenge for her previous work as a journalist and advocate for women’s rights. The restrictions imposed on her current work create new fears. Indeed, the Taliban’s provisions prohibit Sima seeing male patients, forcing her to wear a face veil during medical practice, especially “the work visa to bring my husband and children to Europe costs $15,000, and we do not have this money to meet the needs of the population”.
Taliban Ban
Human rights groups have called on the UN to end the concession made under former President Donald Trump, which allows Taliban members most responsible for the persecution of women in Afghanistan to travel abroad, according to the Guardian. In testing the international community’s willingness to isolate the Taliban, critics say that Taliban members who restrict women’s right to leave their homes inside Afghanistan should at least be prevented from leaving their country.
