What are the current issues in Afghanistan?
Already plagued by insecurity, COVID, corruption, government over-centralization and mismanagement, declining revenues and drought, the Afghan economy will now face a host of challenges in the aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover and the international community cracking down on aid and assistance.
Are we still fighting in Afghanistan?
On 28 December 2014, NATO formally ended ISAF combat operations in Afghanistan and officially transferred full security responsibility to the Afghan government.
Is Afghanistan currently safe?
Afghanistan – Level 4: Do Not Travel. Do not travel to Afghanistan due to civil unrest, armed conflict, crime, terrorism, kidnapping, and COVID-19.
Is Afghanistan attacked?
There have been many terrorist attacks in Afghanistan in 2021. These attacks left at least 350 people dead and at least another 200 injured….
| List of 2021 Afghanistan attacks | |
|---|---|
| Deaths | At least 520 |
| Injured | At least 470 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State – Khorasan Province Taliban |
What rights do Afghanistan have?
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan had a strong human rights framework in its constitution. It is a member of the United Nations Convention against Torture since April 1987. The right to life and liberty were constitutionally protected as were the right to a fair trial and the presumption of innocence for all persons.
Why is Afghanistan important to the world?
Afghanistan produces 90\% of the world’s opium and is also a leading hashish producer. Afghanistan is the source of several major regional rivers flowing into water-scarce neighbouring countries. Afghan water infrastructure projects have produced strong diplomatic protests from neighbouring countries.
Why are people leaving Afghanistan?
Women and girls and their families, especially those who fear that they can no longer work or study, are also motivated to flee the country. The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has projected that a half million Afghans may seek to leave by the end of 2021.
Is Afghanistan Poor?
Afghanistan is one amongst the poorest countries in the world. According to the Afghan government’s estimates, 42 percent of the Afghanistan’s total population lives below the poverty line. Also, 20 percent of people living just above the poverty line are highly vulnerable to falling into poverty.
Can you fly to Kabul right now?
The situation in Afghanistan remains highly volatile. There continues to be an ongoing and very high threat of terrorist attack throughout Afghanistan, including at Kabul International Airport, and at land border crossings. We continue to advise against all travel to and within Afghanistan.
Is Afghanistan an Islamic state?
From 1996, it became a government in exile when the Taliban took power of Kabul and established the mostly unrecognized Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan….Islamic State of Afghanistan.
| Islamic State of Afghanistan دولت اسلامی افغانستان Dawlat-i Islami-yi Afghānistān دا افغانستان اسلامی دولت Da Afghanistan Islami Dowlat | |
|---|---|
| Demonym(s) | Afghan |
Why are so many people leaving Afghanistan?
Widespread poverty, inadequate access to education and healthcare, and violence threaten the lives of nearly 40 million people, she adds. What’s happening now could force millions of people to flee, endangering themselves, the future of Afghanistan, and the region more broadly as neighboring countries seek to address and support refugees.
What is the United States doing in Afghanistan?
The United States essentially helped facilitate the rise of the Taliban when it supported the mujahideen [Islamic guerillas] in the Soviet-Afghan war. Afghanistan isn’t really a proxy war in the same manner as during the Cold War; the U.S. isn’t countering any other major power. So far the United States has not handled this evacuation very well.
What is happening to civilians in Afghanistan?
Crisis Update Aug. 15, 2021 As violence intensifies across large areas of Afghanistan, civilians are at risk of being caught up in fighting between warring parties. Civilian casualties reached record levels in the first half of 2021.
What is the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan?
Photo: Stefanie Glinski/IRC Eighteen million people in Afghanistan are in dire need of humanitarian assistance—a situation that is only worsening as the conflict intensifies. The crisis ranks second on the IRC’s 2021 Emergency Watchlist, a global list of humanitarian crises that are expected to deteriorate the most over the coming year.