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The new American envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West, is meeting the Taliban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, on November 11 in Pakistan with Chinese and Russian diplomats. The message from the diplomats gathered in Islamabad is clear: the international community must at all costs revive its financial support and humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.
Since the Taliban took power in August and their government has still not been recognized by the international community, the humanitarian situation has continued to deteriorate, as warned by many NGOs on the spot.
They are categorical: the country is now facing the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet. 95% of the population does not have enough food and 23 million people could suffer from widespread famine with the approaching winter.
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Western countries have frozen monetary funds destined for the country because they do not want to be seen as supporting a regime that bans girls’ education and is in favor of reintroducing all Sharia punishments.
The economy is collapsing
The already precarious economy is collapsing and the country is on the verge of collapse. If the situation worsens, the ability of the new Taliban regime to rule will be ” severely limited ».
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister stressed that the measures will also benefit Western countries: “ If you think that you are far away, that Europe is safe and that these areas will not be affected by terrorism, don’t forget the story “, He declared upstream of the discussions.
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