Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan: How India is helping landlocked country
Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan: As Afghanistan continues to grapple with the extreme food crisis; India has donated 10,000 meric tonnes of wheat to the landlocked country.
United Nations World for Food Programme (UNWFP) took to its official Twitter handle and wrote, "Wheat donated by the Government of #India @MEAIndia @dpa_meato @WFP arrived in Herat where it was milled for distribution to hungry families across #Afghanistan. This wheat is part of an in-kind contribution of 10,000 metric tons from India on top of 40,000 tons in 2022."
Earlier, last month also Indian government extended help to crisis-hit Afghanistan by sending 20,000 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan amid a humanitarian crisis in the country using Iran's Chabahar port.
India shows its dedication to promoting the stability and prosperity of Afghanistan by widening the channels for aid distribution.
Afghanistan, under the Taliban, is facing its worst humanitarian crisis and the women of the country are denied fundamental rights. According to a World Food Programme assessment, Afghanistan is one of the nations with extreme food insecurity, with nine million people affected by severe economic difficulties and hunger.
Since the Taliban seized power in August 2021, the law and order situation in the country has only deteriorated, with the rise in cases of terrorism and blasts.
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The group banned women from going to schools, and later in December last year, they banned women from going to universities and working with aid agencies.
- With inputs from agencies
