RASC News Agency: Numerous internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Herat province, located in western Afghanistan, assert that the aid provided by national and international organizations fails to reach them. They contend that all monetary and in-kind assistance remains beyond their reach, under the control of the Taliban group.
Ghulam Ghaus, residing in the Shaidayee area of Herat province and one of the IDPs, conveyed to RASC on Friday, May 10th, that over five thousand displaced individuals in his vicinity harbor deep concerns regarding the Taliban’s aid distribution process for this segment of society. He added that the Taliban unjustly manage the aid meant for displaced families, leaving individuals grappling with numerous challenges empty-handed.
Additionally, Qadir, another internally displaced person who relocated from Badghis province to Herat province, informed RASC that while the aid distribution process for displaced families was equitable during the republic’s government, currently, not only is there a lack of justice, but injustice has reached its zenith. Qadir also disclosed that significant financial aids dispatched by international organizations for internally displaced persons remain concealed in Taliban storage facilities, thus preventing the displaced individuals from accessing them.
According to Khalil Ahmad, the representative of internally displaced persons in Herat province, the Taliban have repatriated a substantial number of non-Pashtun displaced families to their native areas. He continued that the majority of these families hail from Ghor and Badghis provinces and have resettled in various parts of Herat province in recent years due to homelessness.
He stated that currently, there are over seven thousand displaced persons from western Afghanistan in Herat province, grappling with numerous challenges. He emphasized that with the withdrawal of European forces from Afghanistan, assistance to impoverished and displaced families has dwindled, and the aid sent by certain relief organizations to these individuals is negligible.
Furthermore, he pointed out that the Taliban manipulate ethnicity cards to relocate their people, holding different organization cards, to designated areas, depriving others of receiving assistance. He added that this conduct constitutes a grave injustice to families residing in dire conditions under black tents in Herat province.
Meanwhile, the Taliban in Herat province consistently assert that aid distribution is equitable and that they do not discriminate against Pashtun and non-Pashtun families, a claim disputed by the displaced persons.
