KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — The Taliban deputy health minister claimed Monday that Afghanistan’s food problem is a “legacy” of the former administration, accusing the international community of failing to meet its aid commitments.
Due to the combined impacts of drought induced by global warming and an economic crisis exacerbated by the Taliban takeover, the UN has warned that about 22 million Afghans, or half of the nation, may face a “acute” food scarcity in the winter months.
At a news briefing in Kabul, Deputy Health Minister Abdul Bari Omar remarked, “There is a very critical problem that has been left over as a legacy from the previous administration, and that is malnutrition.”
According to World Food Programme data, 3.2 million Afghan children under the age of five would be severely malnourished by the end of the year, and the previous US-backed administration did not do enough to prevent tragedy.
“The health sector has been reliant on foreign funding for the past two decades. There has been no fundamental effort done… to ensure that the healthcare system and resources endure “he stated
“No factories have been established, and local resources have not been utilised,” he said, citing foreign donors and non-governmental organisations as sources of funding.
Following a swift attack into the city on August 15, the Taliban deposed the previous US-backed administration.
The international world subsequently put a stop to the help that had been vital to the country’s economy.
“How will we be able to offer services if foreign resources are limited and international help is cut?” Omar remarked.
“The World Bank, the European Union, and USAID (the US development agency) do not keep their commitments to the Afghan people,” he stated.
“Organizations pledged to the Afghan people and made promises to mothers, children, and others in need. Their campaign motto was to keep health care out of politics, but when the (government) changed, they all ended up with a political agenda “he stated
The food crisis strikes after more than four decades of violence have ravaged Afghanistan.
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