The Guardian: Afghanistan could start to run out of food by September, UN warns
World Food Programme calls for urgent aid as chaos of Taliban takeover and second drought in three years create dire humanitarian situation
UN agencies have warned of food shortages to Afghanistan as early as September without urgent aid funding, as it emerged first aid supplies, including surgical equipment and severe malnutrition kits, were stuck due to restrictions at Kabul airport.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the closure of the airport to commercial flights has held up key deliveries.
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WNU Editor: Lack of food is just one of many crisis that Afghanis are now facing .... Afghans struggle with jobs gone, banks shut, prices on the rise (Al Jazeera).
More News On Aid Agencies Warning Of Starvation In Afghanistan In The Coming Months
The Latest: Food agency warns of hunger in Afghan conflict -- AP
Afghanistan 'marching towards starvation' -UN food chief -- Reuters
U.N. agency calls for food aid for Afghanistan before winter -- Metro
Humanitarian agencies are struggling to get food into Afghanistan -- The Week
Afghanistan will run out of food as early as September, UN agencies warn -- The Independent
3 comments:
It would be hard to imagine the Taliban could possibly do any worse than the previous government did. Furthermore given how quickly the Taliban were able to gain control I would deem it highly probable that the Taliban has much broader support among the Afghan populace than the previous government did.
The Taliban has a country now with massive wealth in rare earth elements. They will want to keep it. As such, the country is likely to be run much more efficiently than the previous incompetent government ran it. Why is the UN worried about starvation? The foreign aid that came in before isn't going to stop. The sources may change but it's not going to stop. At worst think of it like "meet the new boss, same as the old boss."
Let China, Iran, Russia and Pakistan feed them... They deserve each other...
Good, starve you 'orrible lot. You don't deserve to be saved again. Your Stani relatives in the region will embrace you and your needs.
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