US policy is fueling Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis

US policy is fueling Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis

Afghans line up as the UN World Food Program (WFP) distributes a critical monthly food ration to 400 families south of Kabul in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2022. | Scott Peterson/Getty ImagesIsolating the Taliban is pushing millions of Afghans into poverty and starvation.More than five months after the fall of Kabul, the Afghan economy is on the brink of collapse, leaving millions of people at risk of extreme poverty or starvation. O…