Charlotte Greenfield
@chargreenfield.bsky.social
Senior Correspondent for Reuters covering Afghanistan and Pakistan
“Imagine Afghanistan as a body with no part unscathed, a body completely covered in wounds. We can only bandage some parts of it ," Abdul Qadir Salehi, a volunteer social worker told us.
December 11, 2024 at 2:55 PM
“Imagine Afghanistan as a body with no part unscathed, a body completely covered in wounds. We can only bandage some parts of it ," Abdul Qadir Salehi, a volunteer social worker told us.
Among children, malnutrition is on the rise. An estimated 2.9 million Afghan children will suffer acute malnutrition in 2024. Another 570,000 children are expected to become malnourished next year, according to WFP.
December 11, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Among children, malnutrition is on the rise. An estimated 2.9 million Afghan children will suffer acute malnutrition in 2024. Another 570,000 children are expected to become malnourished next year, according to WFP.
Sanctions affecting the banking sector, the slashing of development aid to the Taliban - which no foreign capital officially recognises - and climate shocks like droughts and floods have excacerbated the situation.
December 11, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Sanctions affecting the banking sector, the slashing of development aid to the Taliban - which no foreign capital officially recognises - and climate shocks like droughts and floods have excacerbated the situation.
Already torn apart by decades of war and corruption, ordinary Afghans are now caught in the crosshairs as donor governments, stretched by competing crises, reduce support for Afghanistan in part due to Taliban restrictions on women.
December 11, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Already torn apart by decades of war and corruption, ordinary Afghans are now caught in the crosshairs as donor governments, stretched by competing crises, reduce support for Afghanistan in part due to Taliban restrictions on women.
In October, Reuters' multimedia team with
@saitomri.bsky.social spent weeks in Afghanistan's western Herat, documenting the crisis from the point of view of the Afghan men and women trying to help from the ground - often while facing huge challenges of their own.
@saitomri.bsky.social spent weeks in Afghanistan's western Herat, documenting the crisis from the point of view of the Afghan men and women trying to help from the ground - often while facing huge challenges of their own.
December 11, 2024 at 2:55 PM
In October, Reuters' multimedia team with
@saitomri.bsky.social spent weeks in Afghanistan's western Herat, documenting the crisis from the point of view of the Afghan men and women trying to help from the ground - often while facing huge challenges of their own.
@saitomri.bsky.social spent weeks in Afghanistan's western Herat, documenting the crisis from the point of view of the Afghan men and women trying to help from the ground - often while facing huge challenges of their own.
Reposted by Charlotte Greenfield
Our story is about these aid workers who are navigating extraordinary challenges in a country that has been beset by war and bloodshed for decades to serve their country and community. Here's something one charity worker said to me in Herat that stayed with me.
December 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Our story is about these aid workers who are navigating extraordinary challenges in a country that has been beset by war and bloodshed for decades to serve their country and community. Here's something one charity worker said to me in Herat that stayed with me.
Reposted by Charlotte Greenfield
Meanwhile, the many restrictions and policies imposed by the Taliban make it challenging for nonprofits to operate in the country. Despite all this, there are Afghan doctors, nurses, volunteers and other aid workers doing all that they can to save lives and keep desperate families afloat.
December 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Meanwhile, the many restrictions and policies imposed by the Taliban make it challenging for nonprofits to operate in the country. Despite all this, there are Afghan doctors, nurses, volunteers and other aid workers doing all that they can to save lives and keep desperate families afloat.
Reposted by Charlotte Greenfield
As of this month -- the last month of the year obviously -- only 45% of the humanitarian plan drawn up for 2024 had been funded, leaving a $1.7 billion shortfall. www.reuters.com/investigates...
In aid-starved Afghanistan, relief workers fight forgotten food crisis
Humanitarian aid to the country is falling. One reason, diplomats say: The Taliban’s treatment of women. Non-profit groups are scrambling to feed the hungry.
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December 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
As of this month -- the last month of the year obviously -- only 45% of the humanitarian plan drawn up for 2024 had been funded, leaving a $1.7 billion shortfall. www.reuters.com/investigates...
Reposted by Charlotte Greenfield
Three years after the chaotic U.S. pullout, not a single foreign state recognizes the Taliban administration, and Afghanistan remains shut out of development aid. It's estimated that 14.2 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity -- more than a third of the population
December 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Three years after the chaotic U.S. pullout, not a single foreign state recognizes the Taliban administration, and Afghanistan remains shut out of development aid. It's estimated that 14.2 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity -- more than a third of the population