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Increasing poverty & displacement in Afghanistan

The United Nations has informed of increasing poverty and displacement of people in Afghanistan. Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths has recently briefed on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan at the UN Security Council.
“Ninety-seven percent of Afghans live in poverty. Two thirds of the population need humanitarian assistance to survive. Twenty million people face acute hunger. Half of the people urgently need access to clean water and sanitation. And 1.1 million teenage girls remain banned from school. Nearly 7 million Afghan nationals remain in neighboring countries, including as refugees, and more than 3.4 million internally displaced people are yet to find a way home,” Griffiths said.
This comes as thousands of Afghan families in neighboring countries are facing with lots of problems. Nazia, an Afghan mother who is living with her three children and husband in Pakistan, says life for most families who are living as refugees in Pakistan are dire as most of them are unemployed.
“The rent of most residential houses and apartments is so high comparing to previous years. Life for most Afghans are dire as they cannot find job to do,” Nazia said.
Most Afghans are now facing with a new problem of deportation as their visas are about to expire. Based on recent warning of Pakistani authorities, if Afghan national are not extended their visas, they will face with imprisonment of at least three years.
In addition to increasing problems facing Afghan refugees in Pakistan, a large number of Afghans have been displaced in recent years in the country.
Mohammad, an internally displaced father of six children, is working on streets to feed his children. He’s a real resident of Ghazni’s Malistan district and was displaced from his home area to Kabul. “The situation is very bad. We’re six people, but all others are small and I’m the only member working,” Mohammad said, adding that the price of food has doubled comparing to previous years.
This comes amid of concern raised by the United Nations in connection with increasing poverty in the country. Meanwhile, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths in a tweet has said that millions of Afghans are facing with poverty, half of the people urgently need access to clean water and sanitation and millions others remain in neighboring countries.
Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid and the IEA’s deputy spokesperson Bilal Karimi have said that the Islamic Emirate with close cooperation of UN and other welfare agencies will accelerate efforts towards providing needy people of Afghanistan with humanitarian aids.
Shukria Kohistani

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The Kabul times, Afghanistan Trustable News Agency.