Ukraine is not the only country suffering at the moment.
After US troops withdrew from the country last year, the Taliban swept back into power and the country has been in chaos ever since.“The humanitarian situation was poor before last August but it has deteriorated hugely since then,” Mr Power continued.
“And the reason for that is that the country was virtually entirely dependent on all the money from multilateral organisations [and] other countries to keep the system afloat and that would be doctors, teachers, civil servants, all that money is gone now and there’s a real liquidity crisis in the economy - the economy imploded.CBN4E7 Street scene with Zarnagar Mosque Kabul AfghanistanAfter so many years fighting each other, western governments have been reluctant to recognise the Taliban.
“It is a problem because… there is finance available to come in, that needs to come; money needs to be flowing in through the arteries of the economy. That is the critical need at the moment.” Main image: People gather outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, 17-08-2021. Picture by: AP Photo
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