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AFP: In the face of famine, a Talabani official calls for humanitarian aid “without political bias”
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AFP.. In the face of famine, a Talabani official calls for providing humanitarian aid “without political bias”
The country’s economy collapsed with the end of international aid, and the onset of winter led to a deterioration in the humanitarian situation. No country in 2021 witnessed a turbulent year like Afghanistan, which fell into the hands of the Taliban. The country’s economy, already one of the poorest in the world, collapsed with the end of international aid, and the onset of winter made the humanitarian situation dire.
That is why Deputy Prime Minister and co-founder of the Taliban, Abdul Ghani Baradar, On Friday (January 7), the international community to intervene. “The world must support the Afghan people without any political bias and fulfill their humanitarian obligations,” he said in a video released by state media. “In different places at the moment, people do not have food, shelter, warm clothes or money.”
Snow has covered most of central and northern Afghanistan in recent days, with many parts affected From the south of the flood. According to Abdul Ghani Baradar, this complicates the living conditions of Afghans who are already severely affected by the interruption of international aid, even if he asserts that the Taliban is ready to face this “emergency situation”.
Since the fall of the previous Afghan government backed by the United States and its allies in mid-August, Western countries have cut off the aid taps that kept the country at arm’s length. Washington froze nearly $10 billion in Afghan Central Bank reserves, and the World Bank and International Monetary Fund suspended aid.
In early December, the United Nations warned of the threat of famine, estimating that 23 of 40 million Afghans are at risk of “severe” food shortages this winter.
But donors want to avoid dealing with a pariah international system that no country has yet recognized. The Taliban believe their victory is clear enough not to have to compromise in return, especially on women’s rights.
Some steps forward were highlighted in December, with the adoption of a UN resolution to facilitate Humanitarian aid to Afghanistan for a year and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation pledged to set up a donation fund and try to unlock part of the country’s assets.