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Despite war's end, Afghanistan remains deep in crisis: UN relief chief

  • Tom Fletcher, the UN's relief chief, reported in May 2025 that Afghanistan faces a severe humanitarian crisis intensified by aid cuts and Taliban restrictions.
  • The crisis escalated after the Taliban's 2021 return to power, amid massive aid budget cuts led by donors including the US under Donald Trump.
  • Recent developments include 400 clinic closures, NGOs cutting half their staff, mass returns of over 3.4 million Afghans from Pakistan and Iran, and harsh restrictions on women’s rights.
  • Fletcher characterized the aid cuts as severe and stated that this situation forces difficult decisions focused on prioritizing efforts in critical areas, decisions that can have serious consequences for people's survival.
  • These combined pressures suggest worsening poverty, healthcare collapse, gender apartheid, and heightened displacement, implying urgent and complex humanitarian engagement is required.
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Despite war's end, Afghanistan remains deep in crisis: UN relief chief

Climate change, women's rights, displacement, poverty: Afghanistan remains a priority as it faces overlapping crises, the UN's relief chief Tom Fletcher told AFP on Wednesday, deploring "brutal" aid budget cuts.

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Khaama Press broke the news in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
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