The situation in Afghanistan is much worse than Ukraine for many reasons. Not only has it been going on longer, but the situation is more dire as well.
Author: T W
They have been trapped in a safe house room all day, every day… for several months. Because to their condition, they are unable to accomplish anything, including work or provide for their families.
Every politician in the United States is wearing a lapel button with the Ukrainian flag on it, and citizens are shunned for not changing their social media profile images to the Ukrainian flag. The United States government has committed more than $13.6 billion USD to humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine. The majority of NATO countries are also sending guns, ammunition, and military equipment to Ukraine in order to support the country. Why is Afghanistan not getting the same attention as Ukraine? Now realize that all Afghanistan cant import food because they don’t have the money, they can’tearn money on exports…
This is a huge step backwards for Afghan women and girls who are already among the most marginalized in the world.
The children of Afghanistan are the true tragedy of the most recent Taliban taking over.
The Taliban’s High-Risk Target campaign has had a devastating effect on the people of Afghanistan.
While we all know the medical system and economy are struggling with the Taliban takeover there is not a lot of talk about the schools beyond the fact that for a while the girls were banned from the schools.
While the White House has tried to report an extremely small number of Americans, Legal Permanent Residents and Afghans that qualify to become Americans left in Afghanistan, the numbers remain in the thousands.
Because of the limitations on who can teach female students the already-limited schools with the teacher shortage will leave Afghan girls without teachers.
The food crisis in Afghanistan is in serious need for attention. About 22 million people or about half of the Afghanistan population are facing life-threatening hunger.