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The Antiwar Comic: Have An Omicronic Christmas!
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The War In Afghanistan Is Over, But Its Economy Is Collapsing
While the Washington D.C. ruling class lectures the world about morality and human rights.
“They’re witnessing a sharp rise in cases of malnutrition here and across the country, with both mothers and young infants in particular unable to get enough food. The UN has warned that one million children are at risk of dying due to starvation over the coming months. International support, which propped up the previous government, was withdrawn after the Taliban takeover in August, whilst the country’s foreign reserves, totaling around $10bn, have been frozen – chiefly by the United States.”
“There’s no space inside,” shouts a beleaguered hospital worker as he tries to push back a frantic crowd of mothers and babies hoping to receive nutrition packs.
“It’s like this every day,” he yells out to us over their heads, “it’s been like this for the last four or five months… It was bad last year too, but not like this.”
The war in Afghanistan is over, but its economy is collapsing and at this hospital, in the remote, central province of Ghor, they’re struggling to cope with the fallout.
International support, which propped up the previous government, was withdrawn after the Taliban takeover in August, whilst the country’s foreign reserves, totaling around $10bn, have been frozen – chiefly by the United States.
Afghanistan has seen unemployment and food prices soar, whilst the value of its currency is plummeting and banks have set limits on cash withdrawals.
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H/T Joshua Landis
Afghanistan Is Now Facing Mass Starvation
“I've never seen a crisis unfold and escalate at the pace and scale that we are seeing,” says Mary-Ellen McGroarty, director of the United Nations World Food Program in Afghanistan.
She says Afghanistan is now facing mass starvation. https://t.co/XyPxVAIieS pic.twitter.com/bZbR8XhRZd
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) December 13, 2021
Sharyn Alfonsi: Some of the humanitarian workers we spoke to said that the country is on the verge of its worst humanitarian crisis ever. Do you believe that to be true?
Dr. Qalandar Ebad: We are on the edge of this crisis. Everyone knows that the funds are freezed by the international community. I think they can unfreeze the funds for the health sector of Afghanistan. It is very important for the need of the time.
Sharyn Alfonsi: The international community has spoken pretty clearly and said, they’re “not gonna unfreeze funds unless there’s a guarantee that all girls will be educated in Afghanistan.” Is the Taliban willing to consider any kind of movement in that area?
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h/T Geopolitics and Empire
The Antiwar Comic: The Belarus Problem
And the cycle of suffering continues.
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Excellent Tucker Carlson Segment on Ukraine-Russia
He even plays the audio of the Nuland-Pyatt coup plot of 2014
The Antiwar Comic: The United States of Woke
It’s so simple!
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