The political crisis in Afghanistan is associated with a humanitarian crisis, fueled by drought, the Covid-19 pandemic and decades of war. The EU will provide €100 million in additional aid.
an afghan family of Mazar-e-Sharif there’s still barely enough to eat. Since the departure of the NGOs and the return of the Taliban, it has barely survived. To earn some coins, Mah Gul, mother of 12, washes clothes for other families, but it’s not enough. “I don’t even have milk to feed my baby. Sometimes I have to fill her bottle with just water“, she testifies. Afghanistan it is hit hard by a severe drought, but above all by the paralysis of the banking system linked to the new Taliban regime. The food got too expensive and more than a million children would be on the verge of malnutrition, according toUnicef.
On the streets of Kabul, everyone tries to make a living, like selling their appliances. Faced with this crisis that could cause the exodus of the population, says the UN, the international community pledged on Monday, September 13, one billion euros in aid, including 100 million from France. Medical supplies and food arrived on Wednesday. Taliban thanked countries donors while excluding human rights counterparts.
