Number of People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Afghanistan Rises to 23 Million

OCHA stated in a report that Afghanistan has faced relentless challenges and profound, widespread, and persistent humanitarian impacts over the past decade.

According to OCHA, Afghan citizens have been grappling with conflicts, political instability, drought, earthquakes, food insecurity, displacements, the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of healthcare, chronic poverty, and increasing deprivation and vulnerability among women and girls.

The agency noted that the past decade has been "hard" for the people of Afghanistan, and with the return of Taliban rule, poverty and hunger have escalated, exacerbating the political, social, cultural, and economic crises facing the country.