Sanders: Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian catastrophe

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News ID: 55522
Publish Date: 7:55 - 19 January 2022
Wednesday, 19 January 2022 (YJC)_ The senator of the US state of Vermont, referring to the possibility of a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, called on the Afghan government to release the billions of dollars of blocked money of the Afghan government.

Sanders: Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian catastropheVermont Sen. Bernie Sanders warned of the crisis in Afghanistan in a Twitter message.

Sanders tweeted:
Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian catastrophe. I call on the Biden government to immediately release the billions of dollars blocked by the Afghan government to help prevent this crisis and prevent the death of millions of people in this country.

The cut in foreign aid and the freezing of Afghan assets following the Taliban's rise to power have led to a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

Recently, the International Rescue Committee said in a report that food insecurity is likely to deepen in 2022; Because Afghanistan is facing food shortages, rapidly rising raw material prices and persistent drought.

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