The chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan and subsequent takeover by the Taliban in August 2021 has created a dire humanitarian crisis. Economic collapse and drought have “forced” Afghan families to sell their daughters for cash to pay for food for the rest of the family. Women and girls have been stripped of their rights. President Biden’s controversial decision to use half of USD 7 billion in released Afghan funds to compensate the victims of 9/11 has exacerbated the situation. The situation in Afghanistan is quickly becoming the world’s most serious humanitarian crisis. In August 2021, the US withdrew without consulting any of its allies, leaving the country in chaos and the economy in free fall. The Taliban quickly took over. A humanitarian disaster has resulted, half of the population is starving, and the country is entering the second year of the worst drought in decades while western countries withhold aid.
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