New York/Kabul – Millions of Afghans are on the brink of death due to starvation. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, appealed that the aid to Afghanistan cannot be delayed anymore. A few weeks ago, the shocking news was reported that Afghan citizens were forced to sell their children due to starvation. A heart-wrenching report has claimed that the Afghan people are forced to trade their organs to feed their families.
The Afghan economy has been entirely dependent on foreign aid for the last few years. Traditionally Afghanistan exports dry fruits and carpets. Afghanistan has rare earth mineral deposits worth more than a trillion dollars. Despite this, the economy of Afghanistan has been in complete chaos for the last five decades. The country is surviving exclusively on the aid received from the United States, European countries, and the World Bank.
Under such circumstances, the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August last year, having had enormous repercussions on the international level. The United States and other countries have cut off the aid provided to Afghanistan. The United States has stopped aid of $9.5 billion as the Taliban failed to form an inclusive government as per the agreement signed in Doha in 2020.
After taking over the power, the Taliban banned education for girls, imposed stringent restrictions on women and continued atrocities against minorities. Therefore, the international community refused to recognise the Taliban government, creating a major crisis in Afghanistan. The United Nations has warned that nearly 8.7 million Afghans are facing starvation. Thus, it appealed to build a fund of $5 billion for Afghanistan. But Antonio Guterres, the General Secretary of the United Nations, confirmed that the international community has not yet responded. There are reports that the Afghans faced with extreme poverty are forced to trade their organs.
Afghans from the Herat province are looking to trade their organs for a range of 2 to 8 lakh in local currency. Afghan doctors and medical advisors are expressing a concern that the Afghans are even ignoring their health for this. As per the Afghans, there is no alternative as there is no employment in the Taliban regime.
Meanwhile, 104 people have died of malnutrition in the north-eastern province of Badakhshan in Afghanistan, which mainly includes women and children.
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