Aid worker Samira Sayed Rahman was recently in eastern Afghanistan, where she met a woman struggling to survive in a one-room mud structure she shared with her six children. “If she can get food on the table, it’s because she’s scavenging. And if she can get enough of hair and dirt, she brings it home for her six children,” said Sayed Rahman, a Canadian. who has been in Afghanistan for seven years and works with the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC). “Otherwise [they] go days without food,” he said The current guest Michelle Shephard. The IRC was in the area to provide financial education to the locals. this particular woman learned to make pickles as a source of income for her family. Sayed Rahman said her story of deprivation is the story of millions of Afghans who have had to resort to “horrific means to survive” since the Taliban’s resurgence in the country sparked a humanitarian crisis. And he added that it is fueled by an economic crisis that “is a direct result of the decisions of the international community”. Afghans are resorting to “skipping meals, taking on debt, pulling children out of school — and … extreme measures like selling daughters in marriage or selling organs,” he said. WATCHES | Afghanistan is suffering from a humanitarian crisis
A year after the Taliban took over, Afghanistan was gripped by a humanitarian crisis
Afghanistan marks one year under Taliban rule. While the oppressive regime celebrates the anniversary, the country now faces a humanitarian crisis with millions of ordinary Afghans struggling to find food, while women and girls are stripped of their basic rights. The humanitarian crisis is fueled by economic sanctions imposed by the international community after the US and its allies withdrew from Afghanistan last summer and Kabul quickly fell to the Taliban. Funding and aid to the country has been widely suspended in line with international policies on dealing with the Taliban, which has been designated by many countries as a terrorist organization. The UN estimates the population of Afghanistan to be around 38 million 25 million people live in poverty, who need humanitarian assistance. This number has increased from 14 million in July 2021shortly before the takeover by the Taliban. Some countries have created exceptions to their laws to allow aid to ordinary Afghans — but Canada’s strict policies remain in place. Last week, Canada-based aid agency World Vision cited the ban when it canceled a large food shipment to Afghanistan that the charity said could feed about 1,800 children. “Humanitarian organizations in Afghanistan that depend heavily on Canadian foreign aid are now struggling,” said Sayed Rahman, adding that policies aimed at “isolating the Taliban” are “punishing the Afghan people.” “We are punishing 38 million people just because a few hundred are in power.” WATCHES | Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland discusses Afghan refugees
The Deputy Prime Minister answers questions about Afghanistan
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada’s priority is to focus on the women and children of Afghanistan “who have suffered real setbacks.”
Taliban ‘remains a terrorist group’: GAC
In an emailed statement to The Current, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada (GAC) said “Canada remains committed to facilitating life-saving assistance to vulnerable Afghans.” “In 2022, Canada committed $143 million in humanitarian assistance to support vulnerable populations in Afghanistan and neighboring countries,” the statement said. However, the statement added that “although the Taliban has taken over as the de facto national authority of Afghanistan, it remains a terrorist group and is a listed terrorist entity under the Criminal Code.” Departments across the federal government are “working to identify a solution that protects Canada’s national security interests while facilitating the effective delivery of assistance to the Afghan people in this unprecedented situation,” it said. The Taliban’s early assurances that it would not delay progress for Afghan women and girls have not been borne out over the past 12 months. In March the team decided against reopening schools in girls above sixth grade. The GAC said “Canada continues to work with international partners to hold the Taliban accountable for the horrific treatment and discrimination against women and girls.” Last year, Canada’s then-foreign minister, Marc Garneau, said Canada could apply financial leverage to the Taliban, citing international aid earmarked for the country. WATCHES | Afghans urgently need help, UN coordinator says
Afghans urgently need help, UN coordinator says
The world needs to find ways to get more medicine and food into Afghanistan, says Ramiz Alakbarov, a UN humanitarian aid coordinator based in a country where he says people are selling their possessions to survive. Speaking on The Current on Tuesday, former Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi said the Taliban are also leveraging women’s and girls’ rights in their quest for international legitimacy. “They are negotiating our rights for their political interests,” said Koufi, who was the country’s first female deputy speaker of parliament. Sayed Rahman agreed that the issue of girls’ education is important, but the humanitarian crisis is “a matter of survival for the Afghan people.” He argued that the Afghan population has relied on international aid and funding for years, only to have it suddenly taken away in the last 12 months. “Are we going to let more Afghans die in the meantime while we play our politics?” he said. Written by Padraig Moran. Produced by Samira Mohyeddin and Niza Lyapa Nondo.
title: “Afghans Suffer And Die While Canada Plays Politics Humanitarian Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-16” author: “Lawrence Johnson”
Aid worker Samira Sayed Rahman was recently in eastern Afghanistan, where she met a woman struggling to survive in a one-room mud structure she shared with her six children. “If she can get food on the table, it’s because she’s scavenging. And if she can get enough of hair and dirt, she brings it home for her six children,” said Sayed Rahman, a Canadian. who has been in Afghanistan for seven years and works with the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC). “Otherwise [they] go days without food,” he said The current guest Michelle Shephard. The IRC was in the area to provide financial education to the locals. this particular woman learned to make pickles as a source of income for her family. Sayed Rahman said her story of deprivation is the story of millions of Afghans who have had to resort to “horrific means to survive” since the Taliban’s resurgence in the country sparked a humanitarian crisis. And he added that it is fueled by an economic crisis that “is a direct result of the decisions of the international community”. Afghans are resorting to “skipping meals, taking on debt, pulling children out of school — and … extreme measures like selling daughters in marriage or selling organs,” he said. WATCHES | Afghanistan is suffering from a humanitarian crisis
A year after the Taliban took over, Afghanistan was gripped by a humanitarian crisis
Afghanistan marks one year under Taliban rule. While the oppressive regime celebrates the anniversary, the country now faces a humanitarian crisis with millions of ordinary Afghans struggling to find food, while women and girls are stripped of their basic rights. The humanitarian crisis is fueled by economic sanctions imposed by the international community after the US and its allies withdrew from Afghanistan last summer and Kabul quickly fell to the Taliban. Funding and aid to the country has been widely suspended in line with international policies on dealing with the Taliban, which has been designated by many countries as a terrorist organization. The UN estimates the population of Afghanistan to be around 38 million 25 million people live in poverty, who need humanitarian assistance. This number has increased from 14 million in July 2021shortly before the takeover by the Taliban. Some countries have created exceptions to their laws to allow aid to ordinary Afghans — but Canada’s strict policies remain in place. Last week, Canada-based aid agency World Vision cited the ban when it canceled a large food shipment to Afghanistan that the charity said could feed about 1,800 children. “Humanitarian organizations in Afghanistan that depend heavily on Canadian foreign aid are now struggling,” said Sayed Rahman, adding that policies aimed at “isolating the Taliban” are “punishing the Afghan people.” “We are punishing 38 million people just because a few hundred are in power.” WATCHES | Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland discusses Afghan refugees
The Deputy Prime Minister answers questions about Afghanistan
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada’s priority is to focus on the women and children of Afghanistan “who have suffered real setbacks.”
Taliban ‘remains a terrorist group’: GAC
In an emailed statement to The Current, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada (GAC) said “Canada remains committed to facilitating life-saving assistance to vulnerable Afghans.” “In 2022, Canada committed $143 million in humanitarian assistance to support vulnerable populations in Afghanistan and neighboring countries,” the statement said. However, the statement added that “although the Taliban has taken over as the de facto national authority of Afghanistan, it remains a terrorist group and is a listed terrorist entity under the Criminal Code.” Departments across the federal government are “working to identify a solution that protects Canada’s national security interests while facilitating the effective delivery of assistance to the Afghan people in this unprecedented situation,” it said. The Taliban’s early assurances that it would not delay progress for Afghan women and girls have not been borne out over the past 12 months. In March the team decided against reopening schools in girls above sixth grade. The GAC said “Canada continues to work with international partners to hold the Taliban accountable for the horrific treatment and discrimination against women and girls.” Last year, Canada’s then-foreign minister, Marc Garneau, said Canada could apply financial leverage to the Taliban, citing international aid earmarked for the country. WATCHES | Afghans urgently need help, UN coordinator says
Afghans urgently need help, UN coordinator says
The world needs to find ways to get more medicine and food into Afghanistan, says Ramiz Alakbarov, a UN humanitarian aid coordinator based in a country where he says people are selling their possessions to survive. Speaking on The Current on Tuesday, former Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi said the Taliban are also leveraging women’s and girls’ rights in their quest for international legitimacy. “They are negotiating our rights for their political interests,” said Koufi, who was the country’s first female deputy speaker of parliament. Sayed Rahman agreed that the issue of girls’ education is important, but the humanitarian crisis is “a matter of survival for the Afghan people.” He argued that the Afghan population has relied on international aid and funding for years, only to have it suddenly taken away in the last 12 months. “Are we going to let more Afghans die in the meantime while we play our politics?” he said. Written by Padraig Moran. Produced by Samira Mohyeddin and Niza Lyapa Nondo.
title: “Afghans Suffer And Die While Canada Plays Politics Humanitarian Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-30” author: “Francisca Emanuel”
Aid worker Samira Sayed Rahman was recently in eastern Afghanistan, where she met a woman struggling to survive in a one-room mud structure she shared with her six children. “If she can get food on the table, it’s because she’s scavenging. And if she can get enough of hair and dirt, she brings it home for her six children,” said Sayed Rahman, a Canadian. who has been in Afghanistan for seven years and works with the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC). “Otherwise [they] go days without food,” he said The current guest Michelle Shephard. The IRC was in the area to provide financial education to the locals. this particular woman learned to make pickles as a source of income for her family. Sayed Rahman said her story of deprivation is the story of millions of Afghans who have had to resort to “horrific means to survive” since the Taliban’s resurgence in the country sparked a humanitarian crisis. And he added that it is fueled by an economic crisis that “is a direct result of the decisions of the international community”. Afghans are resorting to “skipping meals, taking on debt, pulling children out of school — and … extreme measures like selling daughters in marriage or selling organs,” he said. WATCHES | Afghanistan is suffering from a humanitarian crisis
A year after the Taliban took over, Afghanistan was gripped by a humanitarian crisis
Afghanistan marks one year under Taliban rule. While the oppressive regime celebrates the anniversary, the country now faces a humanitarian crisis with millions of ordinary Afghans struggling to find food, while women and girls are stripped of their basic rights. The humanitarian crisis is fueled by economic sanctions imposed by the international community after the US and its allies withdrew from Afghanistan last summer and Kabul quickly fell to the Taliban. Funding and aid to the country has been widely suspended in line with international policies on dealing with the Taliban, which has been designated by many countries as a terrorist organization. The UN estimates the population of Afghanistan to be around 38 million 25 million people live in poverty, who need humanitarian assistance. This number has increased from 14 million in July 2021shortly before the takeover by the Taliban. Some countries have created exceptions to their laws to allow aid to ordinary Afghans — but Canada’s strict policies remain in place. Last week, Canada-based aid agency World Vision cited the ban when it canceled a large food shipment to Afghanistan that the charity said could feed about 1,800 children. “Humanitarian organizations in Afghanistan that depend heavily on Canadian foreign aid are now struggling,” said Sayed Rahman, adding that policies aimed at “isolating the Taliban” are “punishing the Afghan people.” “We are punishing 38 million people just because a few hundred are in power.” WATCHES | Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland discusses Afghan refugees
The Deputy Prime Minister answers questions about Afghanistan
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada’s priority is to focus on the women and children of Afghanistan “who have suffered real setbacks.”
Taliban ‘remains a terrorist group’: GAC
In an emailed statement to The Current, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada (GAC) said “Canada remains committed to facilitating life-saving assistance to vulnerable Afghans.” “In 2022, Canada committed $143 million in humanitarian assistance to support vulnerable populations in Afghanistan and neighboring countries,” the statement said. However, the statement added that “although the Taliban has taken over as the de facto national authority of Afghanistan, it remains a terrorist group and is a listed terrorist entity under the Criminal Code.” Departments across the federal government are “working to identify a solution that protects Canada’s national security interests while facilitating the effective delivery of assistance to the Afghan people in this unprecedented situation,” it said. The Taliban’s early assurances that it would not delay progress for Afghan women and girls have not been borne out over the past 12 months. In March the team decided against reopening schools in girls above sixth grade. The GAC said “Canada continues to work with international partners to hold the Taliban accountable for the horrific treatment and discrimination against women and girls.” Last year, Canada’s then-foreign minister, Marc Garneau, said Canada could apply financial leverage to the Taliban, citing international aid earmarked for the country. WATCHES | Afghans urgently need help, UN coordinator says
Afghans urgently need help, UN coordinator says
The world needs to find ways to get more medicine and food into Afghanistan, says Ramiz Alakbarov, a UN humanitarian aid coordinator based in a country where he says people are selling their possessions to survive. Speaking on The Current on Tuesday, former Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi said the Taliban are also leveraging women’s and girls’ rights in their quest for international legitimacy. “They are negotiating our rights for their political interests,” said Koufi, who was the country’s first female deputy speaker of parliament. Sayed Rahman agreed that the issue of girls’ education is important, but the humanitarian crisis is “a matter of survival for the Afghan people.” He argued that the Afghan population has relied on international aid and funding for years, only to have it suddenly taken away in the last 12 months. “Are we going to let more Afghans die in the meantime while we play our politics?” he said. Written by Padraig Moran. Produced by Samira Mohyeddin and Niza Lyapa Nondo.
title: “Afghans Suffer And Die While Canada Plays Politics Humanitarian Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-11” author: “Helen Parker”
Aid worker Samira Sayed Rahman was recently in eastern Afghanistan, where she met a woman struggling to survive in a one-room mud structure she shared with her six children. “If she can get food on the table, it’s because she’s scavenging. And if she can get enough of hair and dirt, she brings it home for her six children,” said Sayed Rahman, a Canadian. who has been in Afghanistan for seven years and works with the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC). “Otherwise [they] go days without food,” he said The current guest Michelle Shephard. The IRC was in the area to provide financial education to the locals. this particular woman learned to make pickles as a source of income for her family. Sayed Rahman said her story of deprivation is the story of millions of Afghans who have had to resort to “horrific means to survive” since the Taliban’s resurgence in the country sparked a humanitarian crisis. And he added that it is fueled by an economic crisis that “is a direct result of the decisions of the international community”. Afghans are resorting to “skipping meals, taking on debt, pulling children out of school — and … extreme measures like selling daughters in marriage or selling organs,” he said. WATCHES | Afghanistan is suffering from a humanitarian crisis
A year after the Taliban took over, Afghanistan was gripped by a humanitarian crisis
Afghanistan marks one year under Taliban rule. While the oppressive regime celebrates the anniversary, the country now faces a humanitarian crisis with millions of ordinary Afghans struggling to find food, while women and girls are stripped of their basic rights. The humanitarian crisis is fueled by economic sanctions imposed by the international community after the US and its allies withdrew from Afghanistan last summer and Kabul quickly fell to the Taliban. Funding and aid to the country has been widely suspended in line with international policies on dealing with the Taliban, which has been designated by many countries as a terrorist organization. The UN estimates the population of Afghanistan to be around 38 million 25 million people live in poverty, who need humanitarian assistance. This number has increased from 14 million in July 2021shortly before the takeover by the Taliban. Some countries have created exceptions to their laws to allow aid to ordinary Afghans — but Canada’s strict policies remain in place. Last week, Canada-based aid agency World Vision cited the ban when it canceled a large food shipment to Afghanistan that the charity said could feed about 1,800 children. “Humanitarian organizations in Afghanistan that depend heavily on Canadian foreign aid are now struggling,” said Sayed Rahman, adding that policies aimed at “isolating the Taliban” are “punishing the Afghan people.” “We are punishing 38 million people just because a few hundred are in power.” WATCHES | Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland discusses Afghan refugees
The Deputy Prime Minister answers questions about Afghanistan
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada’s priority is to focus on the women and children of Afghanistan “who have suffered real setbacks.”
Taliban ‘remains a terrorist group’: GAC
In an emailed statement to The Current, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada (GAC) said “Canada remains committed to facilitating life-saving assistance to vulnerable Afghans.” “In 2022, Canada committed $143 million in humanitarian assistance to support vulnerable populations in Afghanistan and neighboring countries,” the statement said. However, the statement added that “although the Taliban has taken over as the de facto national authority of Afghanistan, it remains a terrorist group and is a listed terrorist entity under the Criminal Code.” Departments across the federal government are “working to identify a solution that protects Canada’s national security interests while facilitating the effective delivery of assistance to the Afghan people in this unprecedented situation,” it said. The Taliban’s early assurances that it would not delay progress for Afghan women and girls have not been borne out over the past 12 months. In March the team decided against reopening schools in girls above sixth grade. The GAC said “Canada continues to work with international partners to hold the Taliban accountable for the horrific treatment and discrimination against women and girls.” Last year, Canada’s then-foreign minister, Marc Garneau, said Canada could apply financial leverage to the Taliban, citing international aid earmarked for the country. WATCHES | Afghans urgently need help, UN coordinator says
Afghans urgently need help, UN coordinator says
The world needs to find ways to get more medicine and food into Afghanistan, says Ramiz Alakbarov, a UN humanitarian aid coordinator based in a country where he says people are selling their possessions to survive. Speaking on The Current on Tuesday, former Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi said the Taliban are also leveraging women’s and girls’ rights in their quest for international legitimacy. “They are negotiating our rights for their political interests,” said Koufi, who was the country’s first female deputy speaker of parliament. Sayed Rahman agreed that the issue of girls’ education is important, but the humanitarian crisis is “a matter of survival for the Afghan people.” He argued that the Afghan population has relied on international aid and funding for years, only to have it suddenly taken away in the last 12 months. “Are we going to let more Afghans die in the meantime while we play our politics?” he said. Written by Padraig Moran. Produced by Samira Mohyeddin and Niza Lyapa Nondo.
title: “Afghans Suffer And Die While Canada Plays Politics Humanitarian Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “Marie Grant”
Aid worker Samira Sayed Rahman was recently in eastern Afghanistan, where she met a woman struggling to survive in a one-room mud structure she shared with her six children. “If she can get food on the table, it’s because she’s scavenging. And if she can get enough of hair and dirt, she brings it home for her six children,” said Sayed Rahman, a Canadian. who has been in Afghanistan for seven years and works with the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC). “Otherwise [they] go days without food,” he said The current guest Michelle Shephard. The IRC was in the area to provide financial education to the locals. this particular woman learned to make pickles as a source of income for her family. Sayed Rahman said her story of deprivation is the story of millions of Afghans who have had to resort to “horrific means to survive” since the Taliban’s resurgence in the country sparked a humanitarian crisis. And he added that it is fueled by an economic crisis that “is a direct result of the decisions of the international community”. Afghans are resorting to “skipping meals, taking on debt, pulling children out of school — and … extreme measures like selling daughters in marriage or selling organs,” he said. WATCHES | Afghanistan is suffering from a humanitarian crisis
A year after the Taliban took over, Afghanistan was gripped by a humanitarian crisis
Afghanistan marks one year under Taliban rule. While the oppressive regime celebrates the anniversary, the country now faces a humanitarian crisis with millions of ordinary Afghans struggling to find food, while women and girls are stripped of their basic rights. The humanitarian crisis is fueled by economic sanctions imposed by the international community after the US and its allies withdrew from Afghanistan last summer and Kabul quickly fell to the Taliban. Funding and aid to the country has been widely suspended in line with international policies on dealing with the Taliban, which has been designated by many countries as a terrorist organization. The UN estimates the population of Afghanistan to be around 38 million 25 million people live in poverty, who need humanitarian assistance. This number has increased from 14 million in July 2021shortly before the takeover by the Taliban. Some countries have created exceptions to their laws to allow aid to ordinary Afghans — but Canada’s strict policies remain in place. Last week, Canada-based aid agency World Vision cited the ban when it canceled a large food shipment to Afghanistan that the charity said could feed about 1,800 children. “Humanitarian organizations in Afghanistan that depend heavily on Canadian foreign aid are now struggling,” said Sayed Rahman, adding that policies aimed at “isolating the Taliban” are “punishing the Afghan people.” “We are punishing 38 million people just because a few hundred are in power.” WATCHES | Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland discusses Afghan refugees
The Deputy Prime Minister answers questions about Afghanistan
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada’s priority is to focus on the women and children of Afghanistan “who have suffered real setbacks.”
Taliban ‘remains a terrorist group’: GAC
In an emailed statement to The Current, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada (GAC) said “Canada remains committed to facilitating life-saving assistance to vulnerable Afghans.” “In 2022, Canada committed $143 million in humanitarian assistance to support vulnerable populations in Afghanistan and neighboring countries,” the statement said. However, the statement added that “although the Taliban has taken over as the de facto national authority of Afghanistan, it remains a terrorist group and is a listed terrorist entity under the Criminal Code.” Departments across the federal government are “working to identify a solution that protects Canada’s national security interests while facilitating the effective delivery of assistance to the Afghan people in this unprecedented situation,” it said. The Taliban’s early assurances that it would not delay progress for Afghan women and girls have not been borne out over the past 12 months. In March the team decided against reopening schools in girls above sixth grade. The GAC said “Canada continues to work with international partners to hold the Taliban accountable for the horrific treatment and discrimination against women and girls.” Last year, Canada’s then-foreign minister, Marc Garneau, said Canada could apply financial leverage to the Taliban, citing international aid earmarked for the country. WATCHES | Afghans urgently need help, UN coordinator says
Afghans urgently need help, UN coordinator says
The world needs to find ways to get more medicine and food into Afghanistan, says Ramiz Alakbarov, a UN humanitarian aid coordinator based in a country where he says people are selling their possessions to survive. Speaking on The Current on Tuesday, former Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi said the Taliban are also leveraging women’s and girls’ rights in their quest for international legitimacy. “They are negotiating our rights for their political interests,” said Koufi, who was the country’s first female deputy speaker of parliament. Sayed Rahman agreed that the issue of girls’ education is important, but the humanitarian crisis is “a matter of survival for the Afghan people.” He argued that the Afghan population has relied on international aid and funding for years, only to have it suddenly taken away in the last 12 months. “Are we going to let more Afghans die in the meantime while we play our politics?” he said. Written by Padraig Moran. Produced by Samira Mohyeddin and Niza Lyapa Nondo.
