![]() ![]() Welcome to The Azadi Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that unpacks the key issues in Afghanistan. “Without this commitment, millions will continue to face hunger and an uncertain future,” Aissa said. IRC called on donors to “commit to supporting the humanitarian response in a long-term and flexible manner” to ensure that the most vulnerable Afghans can receive aid. In comparison, 40 percent of the previous plan was funded by the same time last year. The organization says that only 23 percent of this year’s $4.6 billion proposed funding has been covered. “The IRC is growing deeply fearful for the future of the humanitarian response in Afghanistan in the face of continued funding shortfalls,” Aissa said. The IRC said that humanitarian operations averted famines during the past two winters while increased aid reduced the number of Afghans threatened by famine from 6 million to 3 million. The fledgling Afghan economy rapidly collapsed, which prompted previously self-sufficient Afghans to rely on humanitarian aid. The Taliban’s unrecognized government was slapped with sanctions as it faced international isolation because of its extensive human rights abuses. and NATO forces at the end of August 2021. “Nearly the entire population lives in poverty,” said Salma Ben Aissa, IRC Afghanistan director, adding that two years after the Taliban seized power on August 15, 2021, “the Afghan economy remains cut off from international systems and 28.8 million people require humanitarian assistance.”Īissa said that almost 80 percent of those in need are women and girls who have been deprived of education and work by the Taliban’s hard-line Islamist government.Īfghanistan, one of the most aid-dependent countries in the world, lost development assistance and financial support from Western donors after the Taliban seized power in the wake of the final withdrawal of U.S. nongovernmental organization, said in a statement on August 7 that almost 30 million Afghans “remain in dire need of assistance” as funding shortfalls jeopardize the humanitarian response in the country of more than 40 million. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), a U.S. Let the Taliban assure us that it will not turn Afghanistan into a breeding ground of terror or a drug export state and that girls there can get education until they are 18 years old.A leading international humanitarian organization has expressed concern over decreasing funding for humanitarian operations in Afghanistan, where almost three-quarters of the country's population is in need of assistance. There should be a safe way for those who want to come out. ![]() He said that we are seeking a guarantee from the Taliban to follow the right path after August 31. Merkel also announced that Germany was ready to work with other neighbors including Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan to accommodate Afghan refugees.īaden trapped in Afghanistan, will American troops return after the Taliban’s bluntness?īritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson said after the G7 meeting that member states had agreed on a roadmap for further joint action regarding the situation in Afghanistan. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after the virtual summit ended that the G7 countries had failed to agree on an end date to end the evacuation of foreign and Afghan nationals from Afghanistan. ![]() Panjshir Valley became a stronghold of the Northern Alliance, is the Taliban’s threat of capture a hoax? Michel said the EU urged the US and other partners to secure the airport for as long as necessary to complete evacuation efforts. Why did the director of the US intelligence agency CIA meet Mulla Baradar? Taliban threat has no effectĮU concerned about security at Kabul airportĮuropean Council President Charles Michel said the EU was concerned about the ability of European citizens and others to access Kabul airport.
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