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‘It's theft’: The U.S. role in Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis

Nothing is Foreign

18-02-2022 • 28 mins

Since the fall of Kabul six months ago, conditions in Afghanistan have been devastating: 98 percent of the country is short on food, bank accounts are frozen, thousands have left, and the economy is on the verge of total collapse. The United Nations has gone so far as to call it the worst humanitarian crisis in recent history. Now the U.S. — on top of continuing sanctions against Afghanistan and freezing the assets of its central bank — is planning on taking away billions of dollars belonging to the Afghan people. This week, we'll take you to the streets of Kabul and show you the real cost of these actions on Afghans who are just trying to survive. Featuring Obaidullah Baheer, lecturer at American University in Kabul and humanitarian, and Shelley Thakral, Afghanistan communications specialist with the United Nations World Food Programme.

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