US to provide more 150 million USD to help Afghans
(VOVWORLD) - The US will allocate an additional 150 million USD to support Afghan children and women and address food insecurity in the southwestern nation, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday.
 Women and children evacuate to avoid conflict in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2021. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
The Taliban movement has taken control of Afghanistan since last August. As political instability has exacerbated the migration of Afghans, a number of governments and organizations have provided diverse assistance to the people affected by the mounting security, economic and humanitarian crisis.
70% of Afghan households are unable to meet the basic necessities of life. About 22.8 million million Afghans - that is more than half the country's population - now face hunger and an estimated 3 million children are at risk of malnutrition.