Afghanistan four months under Taliban rule – situation getting worse

Winter has also begun in Afghanistan, a land surrounded by mountains and so hot in other months. The country’s capital, Kabul, is becoming grayer and wetter. Having survived the autumn, Afghans are now facing the most difficult times – famine and cold, which are taking over both villages and towns.
The weather is complicated by the lack of harvest due to the severe drought and heat of the summer, but food cannot be bought externally because international funds have been frozen since the Taliban entered without trusting the new government.

In turn, a large number of Afghans have chosen to flee the country. It is estimated that 85,000 Afghans are fled their homeland to countries closer to the European Union, but the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the drought could lead to more and more refugee flows.

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaki has asked journalists to spread the word to the West that the Taliban is pursuing a different policy and that the country is in dire need of funds, urging the West to unfreeze more than $ 10 billion in funds.

“My call to the American people is that you are a great nation and you have been patient enough, and you have a big heart to dare to develop a new policy of relations with Afghanistan. And to do all this on the basis of international rules, and to end the differences and reduce the distance between us and choose good relations with Afghanistan, “Mutaki said.

However, Washington is still not ready for such a claim.

Jen Psaki, a spokeswoman for the US White House, said: But there are some important reasons. First and foremost, the Taliban case, brought by the victims of 9/11 and other terrorist attacks, is still ongoing. These proceedings could not be disregarded and resulted in a temporary suspension of funds. Second, the United States still faces difficult fundamental questions about how to make reserve funds available so that they can directly benefit the Afghan people and not benefit the Taliban. “

There are still doubts about how significantly the new Taliban government could be, as many of the requirements have not been met, especially with regard to women’s rights: in many provinces, girls are still not allowed to go to school but women are not allowed to work, especially in public employment. . Just a week ago, the Taliban government’s culture committee issued a decree on women’s rights stating that a woman was no longer a property but a dignified, free human being.

Meanwhile, your presence in Afghanistan is growing China criticizing the West for its cruelty. Beijing has sent thousands of blankets and warm coats to Kabul and promises to continue supplying food. The Taliban government has stated that China is a true friend and neighbor.

In turn, the United Nations raises an alarm, saying that the West needs to figure out a way to help ordinary Afghans, otherwise it will be a big historical mistake.

CONTEXT:

US and international coalition forces in late August completed a mission that lasted almost 20 years In Afghanistan. The American retreat was exploited by the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist group that took control of increasingly new areas of Afghanistan and in mid-August without a fight. also occupied the national capital Kabul. As a result, the whole of Afghanistan is back under Taliban control.

Although the Taliban promised that will not try to take revenge on opponents of the regime, the international community is concerned about the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan and new restrictionsimposed on different groups in society, especially women.

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