Afghanistan is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world. International funds which propped up the country’s fragile economy have stopped as the world debates how to deal with the Taliban. The UN has issued a stark warning - millions will die if urgent aid does not reach Afghanistan soon. A BBC video revealed a family forced to sell their baby to feed the rest of the family and other dire situations. 22.8 million people facing acute food insecurity. 3.2 million children under five could suffer acute malnutrition. The Taliban takeover weakened a fragile economy heavily dependent on foreign aid. Western powers, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund have suspended aid on this aid-dependent nation.
Afghanistan: Taliban control - extreme poverty and starvation
Written by David Fletcher 28 Oct 2021Additional Info
- Pray: for aid to reach the impoverished people before they suffer any more hunger. (Proverbs 22:9)
- More: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-59011501
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