Afghanistan Faces Severe Health Crisis Amid Foreign Aid Cuts and Taliban Abuses
Human Rights Watch reports a catastrophic decline in healthcare, disproportionately affecting women and girls.
- The reduction in foreign assistance and Taliban's restrictions have led to widespread malnutrition and illness.
- Taliban policies severely limit women's access to education and healthcare, exacerbating the crisis.
- Humanitarian aid organizations struggle to maintain operations due to funding cuts, threatening hospital closures.
- Special envoys meeting urged to condemn Taliban abuses and support Afghanistan's healthcare system.
- The economic crisis and healthcare collapse demand sustainable efforts beyond humanitarian aid.