Five years after the Taliban won, Afghanistan is still losing - CNN
Five years after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the country faces a severe humanitarian crisis and systemic gender-based oppression under Taliban rule. International aid has plummeted, and the current U.S. administration has cut significant funding, exacerbating the suffering of the population.
Why it matters
The situation in Afghanistan represents a major failure of international humanitarian policy and highlights the ongoing struggle for women's rights in conflict zones.
In the five years since the chaotic US withdrawal from Kabul and the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan has become home to one of the world’s worst human rights and humanitarian emergencies. Once central to US foreign policy, with American taxpayers footing a $2.3 trillion bill for its 20-year war there, Afghanistan and its people have largely slipped out of much of the world’s view, despite a convergence of man-made and natural crises that have pushed millions of children to starvation and stripped women and girls of their most fundamental rights. Humanitarian aid to Afghanistan – which is needed by approximately 45% of the population – has been dramatically cut by international donors since the Taliban returned to power, with women and girls bearing the brunt of those cuts.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in