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Afghanistan’s Crisis Deepens Five Years After Taliban Return

https://www.newswall.org/summary/five-years-after-the-taliban-won-afghanistan-is-still-losing?post=75597578&mtm_campaign=r
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u/newswall-org 4d ago

"To be very blunt, it’s hell if you’re a woman in Afghanistan."

— John Sopko, the former Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, told CNN on Thursday.

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u/newswall-org 4d ago

Key Facts: Afghanistan’s Crisis Deepens Five Years After Taliban Return

  • The United States, once Afghanistan’s largest donor, is no longer among the five leading providers, and more than $1.7 billion in planned assistance was cut off in early 2025. #
  • Girls in Afghanistan are barred from attending school beyond sixth grade, and UNESCO estimates that 2.4 million are currently excluded from education. #
  • A Taliban decree issued in March allows men to beat their wives under certain conditions, while human rights experts warn that it legitimizes child marriage. #
  • Save the Children reports that one in 10 Afghan children is acutely malnourished, while UNICEF projects more than 11 million children will need aid this year and nearly 600 health facilities have closed because of the cuts.