RASC News Agency: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that over the past year, 190 permanent shelters have been built for families in central Afghanistan. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the agency stated that these shelters were constructed with financial support from the Japanese government. This initiative comes amid the worsening humanitarian crisis caused by successive natural disasters, including earthquakes and floods over the past two years, which have displaced countless families across the country. The mass repatriation of Afghanistani refugees from neighboring countries has further intensified the housing crisis, leaving hundreds of families without stable accommodation.
Beyond the lack of shelter, many Afghanistani citizens continue to endure severe hardships, including chronic food insecurity, a shortage of essential healthcare supplies, freezing winter temperatures, rampant hunger, extreme poverty, and widespread unemployment. Since the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan has witnessed a dramatic decline in political, economic, cultural, and social stability. The regime has systematically stripped thousands of citizens of their livelihoods, rendering them displaced and destitute.
A considerable number of Afghanistanis have been forced to flee the country, driven not only by economic hardship and unemployment but also by political repression, ethnic and linguistic discrimination, and acts of retribution. Reports from within Afghanistan suggest that conditions for many Afghanistanis inside the country are no better than those endured by Afghanistani refugees in neighboring Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey, where they face severe hardships and an uncertain future.
