RASC News Agency: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that the suspension of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan will further exacerbate the country’s already dire crisis. In a statement released on Wednesday, February 5, OCHA stressed that the continued halt of international financial assistance is pushing Afghanistan toward catastrophic humanitarian conditions. Previously, several humanitarian organizations, along with the United States, had cut off aid to Afghanistan, citing threats against their staff and Taliban interference in aid distribution.
According to OCHA’s latest assessment, the suspension of aid will leave over nine million Afghanistanis without access to critical healthcare services. The agency issued an alarming warning, revealing that one Afghanistani mother dies every hour due to preventable pregnancy-related complications. It further emphasized that without the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an even greater number of women and children will face fatal consequences. Declaring the situation in Afghanistan as increasingly catastrophic, OCHA has urgently appealed for immediate international intervention to prevent further suffering.
OCHA also revealed that in 2025, it plans to provide cash assistance to one million vulnerable families, enabling them to prioritize essential needs such as food, medicine, winter supplies, and emergency healthcare services. The organization estimates that in 2025, approximately 22.9 million Afghanistanis will require humanitarian aid to survive.cMeanwhile, humanitarian organizations operating in Afghanistan have faced persistent threats from the Taliban. The group has demanded that all aid organizations operate under their supervision, a proposal that humanitarian agencies have categorically rejected.
