Foreign governments immediately cut development funding and imposed sanctions on the new government.įor the past 20 months, multibillion-dollar aid packages have prevented a widespread famine. The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 worsened an already major humanitarian crisis and triggered an economic meltdown. Hsiao-Wei Lee, country director for WFP Afghanistan, said that “catastrophic hunger knocks on Afghanistan’s doors and unless humanitarian support is sustained, hundreds of thousands more Afghans will need assistance to survive.” “We urgently need $93 million to assist 13 million people in April and $800 million for the next six months,” the WFP said in a tweet on March 29. The WFP delivers food, cash, and other assistance in emergencies. The United Nation’s World Food Program (WFP) has warned that it is just “days away” from cutting assistance to 9 million people in Afghanistan if it does not immediately receive funding.
Here's what I've been tracking and what I'm keeping an eye on in the days ahead. I'm Frud Bezhan, regional desk editor for Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Welcome to The Azadi Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that unpacks the key issues in Afghanistan.
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