RASC News Agency: The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Sunday that the ongoing crises in Afghanistan have disproportionately affected Afghanistani women and girls, making the country one of the most challenging places for women to live. In a statement on its “X” social media platform, the WFP highlighted that Afghanistani women receive the least amount of food, a situation exacerbated by the decline in humanitarian aid.
The United Nations has warned that many women in Afghanistan are now forced to send their children to beg, with whatever the children manage to bring home serving as their only source of food. The organization also pointed to the ongoing climate crisis in Afghanistan, noting that thousands of people have died in recent months due to flooding and heavy snowfall across various regions. WFP emphasized that women, often confined to their homes, have borne the brunt of these disasters disproportionately.
Data from the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security and the Peace Research Institute Oslo, published in late 2023, placed Afghanistan at the bottom of the rankings for women’s progress among 177 countries. While the report underscores Afghanistan as one of the most difficult countries for women, it also recognizes that Afghanistani men are suffering as well. Apart from Taliban members, who are entrenched in economic and political privilege, the majority of Afghanistani citizens continue to live in extreme hardship under dire conditions.
