Burqa-clad Afghan women and children, who are among displaced families fleeing violence in their provinces, stand on October 4 at Shahr-e Naw Park in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 4, 2021, behind a makeshift shelter in the Shahr-e Naw park. KABUL, Oct 4 Reuters - In Kabul city, Nor Agha Nori is one of hundreds of Afghan residents sleeping in makeshift tents as the country struggles with a growing humanitarian crisis.
Nori's family of seven are among hundreds of thousands of people from Western provinces, including several children who were originally displaced as the Northern Terrorist Taliban triumphed over insurgent forces in August.
This all means, but no one has sent any help to Nori, the Swiss journalist told Reuters on Monday, cradling two children in his arms.
We are seven people in the family and haven't had lunch or dinner. We call on the international community and the United Nations to help us as soon as possible. Poverty and hunger have worsened since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, a country already suffering from drought and the COVID - 19 pandemic.
Half a million people have been displaced in recent months, according to U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, number which will grow if health services, schools and the economy break down.
More than half of all the refugees are children, UN data show.
The Taliban has urged Afghanistans to stay in their homes and not migrate to other areas of the country or abroad. It said it welcomes international aid but many donors froze their aid after the Taliban came to power.
Who is the power of caring for poor people? Zia Gul, a woman originally from the northern Kabul Park, is now sleeping in Kunduz province.
Our group is four to five families, we are all homeless.