Millions of people in Afghanistan are facing a dire situation as they struggle to cover their basic needs, David Beasley, the executive director of the UN’s World Food Program (WFP) said.
“Afghanistan was already one of the poorest countries in the world, with 20 years, at least, of conflict with the Taliban,” said Beasley.
“And now what we’re facing is catastrophic. The number of people that literally are knocking on starvation’s door is 23 million people out of 40 million people.”
The situation in the central Asian country has deteriorated since hard-line Taliban took power last August, resulting in the loss of important sources of foreign aid.
