U.S. announces $308 million in aid for Afghans as crisis grows
The Hindu
The United Nations says 22% of Afghanistan’s 38 million people are living near famine and another 36% are facing acute food insecurity
The White House has announced $308 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, offering new aid to the country as it edges toward a humanitarian crisis since the Taliban takeover nearly five months ago.
White House spokesperson Emily Horne said in a statement on Tuesday that the new aid from the U.S. Agency for International Development will flow through independent humanitarian organizations and will be used to provide shelter, health care, winterisation assistance, emergency food aid, water, sanitation and hygiene services.
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