As the poverty rate in Afghanistan has been on the rise since August 15, a number of foreign organizations have sent money and humanitarian aids to Afghanistan to help poor and war-torn Afghan families, to distribute the money and basic necessities to the poor families by those organizations. Unfortunately, the Taliban prioritized the Jihadists, while giving that money and aids to the families of those fighters who were killed during the last 20 years of insurgency against the Afghan government.
In the course of the last 20 years of Taliban insurgency, the southwestern zone of Afghanistan was destroyed at most, since the southwestern zone was the center of the Taliban resistance and most of the Taliban leaders were from that region. In addition, after 2019, battle in the southwest has intensified, about 3,300 people were killed in one month before August 15 in Arghandab, a district in Kandahar, and in other districts of Kandahar province, and too many people were killed during the war.
Dozens of families were smashed and dozens of young people were killed throughout the fighting in Sangin, Musa Qala, Marjah and Nawa districts of Helmand province. Dozens of families were bombed in the districts of Uruzgan province and many families were left in mourning during the fighting.
Ghazni province was largely destroyed in a confrontation between the Taliban and Afghan forces, therefore, after 15 August; the Southwest Zone was given more attention by the international organizations, to provide money and basic necessities to the families of war victims. Fighting broke out in all parts of Afghanistan such as Wardak, Kunduz, Khost and Kunar.
Moreover, in Khost province, the Americans carried out a deadly operation to capture the current member of the Taliban’s Qatar office and the governor of Khost, Mohammad Nabi Omari, but the southwestern zone was largely the victim of US bombings and airstrikes.
On the other hand, after August 15, the foreign intelligence agencies would make it their special goal to enter the southwestern zone in the name of charities and organizations, because the current situation in Afghanistan is controlled from such an area, where the leaders of the Taliban government are stationed. The focus of foreign aid is on the area, and WFP has provided 7,000 Afghanis per family for four months in the southwest zone to help poor families in the southwest.
All poor families were given a ration card, if available, would pay them 7,000 Afghanis per month and would be valid for four months. Nevertheless, those families are now being forced by Taliban officials to work with the Taliban in various places in exchange for their card, and they are being paid 7,000 Afghanis.
Consequently, if any family member does not show up for work, Taliban officials take a 7,000 Afghani WFP monthly salary card from them and give it to the families of their fighters based on personal connections. UNICEF also provided 200 USD to help poor teachers in education sector, but the Taliban deducted 200 USD from their salaries for the group’s purpose.
In addition, the issue of distribution of basic commodities remained, Taliban officials donate aid of poor families received from foreign organizations to their fighters, but the leaderships of those foreign organizations remain silent. In addition, every day the international media announces humanitarian aid to Afghans but that aid is not given to those families, who really deserve it, instead, the aid is being given to the families of Taliban jihadists.
That is why the level of poverty is increasing day by day despite the huge financial and humanitarian support provided to Afghanistan by foreign organizations. Moreover, the officials of foreign organizations have remained silent, if they intervene, the Taliban will obstruct the implementation of their projects, and the foreign donors of these institutions are unaware of this situation.
