Afghanistan is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, with the country seeing a sharp deterioration in the situation since the Taliban seized power in August.
International funds which propped up the country’s fragile economy have been stopped as the world debates how to deal with the Taliban regime.
The United Nations has issued a stark warning that millions will die if urgent aid does not reach the country soon.
In this video, the BBC’s Yogita Limaye travels to a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Herat, in the west of the country, and rural areas out of the city, and witnesses first-hand the dire situation on the ground.
Produced by Imogen Anderson
Filmed and edited by Sanjay Ganguly
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
Latest Stories
- Growth and Sustainability Levy breaches petroleum agreement and could trigger ligation – Petroleum Chamber
2 mins - IMF bailout to depend on government’s ability to achieve 55% of debt to GDP – Fitch
3 mins - Lamisi honoured in Netherlands for promoting Ghanaian culture
37 mins - Fitch upgrades Ghana’s rating to ‘CCC’
42 mins - JessiEmma releases ‘Amazing Grace’, a love song to God
1 hour - Producer Price Inflation falls to 50.8% in February 2023
1 hour - Debt Exchange: Insurers to re-strategise to avert threats to prompt payment of claims
2 hours - Shatta Wale gives conditions for return to VGMA
2 hours - Heeding Mahama’s advice would have prevented us from going to IMF on a stretcher – Sammy Gyamfi to Akufo-Addo
2 hours - “Consider cocoa pricing in your legislation”- COCOBOD Chief tells EU
2 hours - Former Black Stars player Emmanuel Oblitey dies at 69
2 hours - Mahama to speak on transparent financing of political campaigns today
2 hours - Eno Barony raps better than many male rappers in Ghana – Medikal
2 hours - Government calls for more donor funding in agric sector
2 hours - ECG disconnects Cape Coast Sports Stadium over GH¢513k legacy debt
2 hours