The Increase in Poverty And Hunger Among the Residents of Farah Province
The Increase in Poverty And Hunger Among the Residents of Farah Province

A number of impoverished families in Farah province say that after the cutoff of humanitarian aid, their economic situation has become more difficult than before, and they even provide food for their children with great difficulty. Amina is one of the widows in Farah province who is the sole breadwinner of her family and now […]

A number of impoverished families in Farah province say that after the cutoff of humanitarian aid, their economic situation has become more difficult than before, and they even provide food for their children with great difficulty.

Amina is one of the widows in Farah province who is the sole breadwinner of her family and now she is facing severe economic problems after losing her job due to the restrictions imposed on women by the Taliban.
She says:”A few months ago, I was working in a private office as a cleaner, but I became unemployed after that office was closed. Previously, at least some of our problems were solved with the aid that was given, but after the aid was stopped, our situation worsened, even sometimes we sleep with an empty stomach at night.”

A few months ago, after imposing restrictions and banning the work of women in the United Nations offices in Afghanistan, the process of distributing humanitarian aid was stopped in the majority of Farah province and millions of families were deprived of receiving humanitarian aid.

Anisgul, a woman and a resident of Farah province, says that they have not received any help in the last several months.
She says: “In the past, we received aid at least once or twice, but now no one cares about us. Aid does not reach those who are in need, we are also wondering how we can continue our lives with the economic problems we have.”

Some residents of Farah province say that poverty and unemployment have caused the number of poor families to increase and even the number of people in need of humanitarian aid in the country has increased more than before.

UNICEF has announced in a report that in 2023, about 29.2 million people in Afghanistan need humanitarian aid.