According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), severe flooding in Afghanistan has killed at least 300 people and left thousands homeless. The floods have destroyed nearly 2,000 homes in Badakhshan, Ghor, Baghlan and Herat provinces, creating a severe humanitarian crisis in the country.
Three years after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan continues to struggle. The economy collapsed, causing widespread unemployment and malnutrition. The health system is failing and millions of people are at risk of starvation.
Under Taliban rule, most women are prohibited from working and restrictions on women’s rights are enforced. This hampered the efforts of international aid organizations, as the Taliban harassed aid workers and restricted women from working with the United Nations.
The United Nations has described the situation in Afghanistan as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with thousands of people in urgent need of aid due to recent floods. The Taliban’s repressive policies target the media and civil society organizations to silence women’s participation in public life.
The Pentagon’s 2023 review warned of the resurgence of terrorist groups such as the Islamic State of Khorasan and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, using Afghanistan as a base to plan global attacks. Despite Taliban control, millions of people in Afghanistan suffer economic hardship and lack basic services.
