New Delhi: Afghanistan is facing one of the worse humanitarian criseses and it continues to fight it. Now, India has donated 10,000 metric tonnes of wheat to the nation in need.
The 10,000 metric tons of wheat reached the Herat city of Afghanistan on Tuesday, the United Nations World for Foood Programme (UNWFP) said in a tweet, reported ANI.
Wheat donated by the Government of #India @MEAIndia @dpa_mea to @WFP arrived in Herat where it was milled for distribution to hungry families across #Afghanistan.
This wheat is part of an in-kind contribution of 10,000 metric tons from India on top of 40,000 tons in 2022. pic.twitter.com/wNrf3NJLlO— WFP in Afghanistan (@WFP_Afghanistan) July 3, 2023
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The Indian Government in June had sent another 20,000 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan as the country goes through a humanitarian crisis using Iran’s Chabahar port, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.
The 2023 Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) says that Afghanistan is facing an unmatched humane crisis “with a very real risk of systemic collapse and human catastrophe.”
According to the UNOCHA, Afghanistan’s two-thirds of the population (approx 28.3 million) will be in dire need of humanitarian assistance by 2023.
Dr Ramiz Alakbarov, the humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan, stated that the nation is at “a tipping point.”
Adding further Alakbarov said, “The urgent priority right now is to maintain the humanitarian response to the best extent possible, avert famine, prevent disease outbreaks and avoid excess mortality.”
Khamma Press writes about India’s dedication to enhancing the stability and prosperity of Afghanistan by maximizing its aid distribution to the country.
Taliban occupied Afghanistan in August 2021 and since then law and order have been deteriorating with the rapid increase in terrorism and blasts.
As the Taliban continues to rule Afghanistan, the group in december a year back banned women from attending schools and universities along with women working with aid agencies.
Afghanistan is going through political, social and economic trauma, and with the existing challenges comes another disaster risk. A national drought was officially announced in June 2021 and it is claimed to be the worst in 30 years.
