Humanitarian & Economic Crises Chase Taliban Rule
The major developments on the global scale have exerted pressure on the group to align themselves with the international laws, unlike past when the Taliban played by their own rules
The impending humanitarian and economic crises in Afghanistan appear to be a mammoth challenge for the Taliban government.
The major developments on the global scale have exerted pressure on the group to align themselves with the international laws, unlike past when the Taliban played by their own rules.
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After the seizure of control of Afghanistan, its assets worth $10 billion have been frozen that is pushing the country towards humanitarian and economic crises.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that around 97% population of Afghanistan may plunge into poverty by the mid of next year.
The Taliban are under immense pressure to grant human rights and education to women besides not letting the country becoming a launchpad for terrorist organizations.
Following the announcement of the interim cabinet by the Taliban, US President Joe and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke over the telephone on Thursday which was the second time since Biden has assumed office.
Further, the leaders of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) issued their first statement on September 10 since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The joint declaration, architected by India and backed by regional powers including China and Russia, emphasized the prevention of the use of Afghan soil by the terrorist groups motivated against all three countries.
“We underscore the priority of fighting terrorism, including preventing attempts by terrorist organizations to use Afghan territory as a terrorist sanctuary and to carry out attacks against other countries, as well as drug trade within Afghanistan”, it said.
To discuss the emerging situation following the naming of temporary officials to run Afghanistan, Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday.
Both leaders emphasized stability and prevention of economic and humanitarian crises in the landlocked country.
Moreover, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Chief William Joseph Burns called on Chief of Army Staff General (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa and DG ISI Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid earlier on Thursday.
This was the second meeting between Pakistan’s army chief and US intelligence’s chief during the last three weeks.
