RASC News Agency: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that floods from April 30 to June 2 have affected at least 83,000 people in Afghanistan. According to a message released on Sunday, August 4, by this UN agency on the social media platform X, currently, 12.4 million people in Afghanistan are grappling with food insecurity.
The OCHA message highlighted that the rains in several provinces, particularly in the west of the country, have caused significant destruction. According to OCHA’s report, 23.7 million people in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan are in need of assistance, and 48% of the Afghanistani population lives below the poverty line. The United Nations humanitarian coordination office added that the expulsion of Afghanistani refugees from Iran and Pakistan exacerbates the food crisis in Afghanistan.
The UN had previously announced that during the past year, several hundred thousand more individuals have become dependent on humanitarian aid in Afghanistan. Reports indicate that the Taliban’s ban on women working in humanitarian and United Nations organizations has worsened the crisis in the country. Since their takeover, the Taliban have re-imposed stringent laws, systematically exerting pressure on women and girls.
To date, the United Nations and no country have recognized the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. Despite this, the UN continues its humanitarian assistance to the Afghanistani people.
