Since the Taliban took power in the country two years ago, the humanitarian need has deepened. One of the reasons is the Taliban’s oppression of women, which has caused international support to disappear. In April this year, Afghan women were also banned from working within the UN, who have chosen to work in the country anyway.
According to the UN, 28 million Afghans depend on aid to survive. This corresponds to approximately two-thirds of the country’s total population.
– There is work to be done at different levels, there are those who work politically and we who work with the humanitarian work, says Janerose Alvers at the UN Food Programme.
The Koran burnings stop Swedish aid work
Sweden and Swedish organizations have for many years contributed to the aid work in Afghanistan. Among other things, the Swedish Afghan Committee has over 8,000 employees in the country. That can now be stopped.
Yesterday, the Taiban government announced that it wants to ban Swedish activities in Afghanistan due to the recent Koran burnings in Sweden.
SVT on site in Kabul
On the outskirts of Kabul, SVT’s Middle East team meets some of the Afghans who are currently dependent on aid from the UN food program.
– Food aid is important to us. Yesterday we had nothing to eat for the children, says local resident Baspari Gharib.
See the report from Kabul in the video.