Afghanistan: People raise concern over humanitarian crisis as winter approaches

As the winter season is coming closer, Afghanis’ concern for humanitarian crisis has grown, Khaama Press reported.

In the most recent report, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that in 3 years, the poverty rate in the country has grown from 47 per cent to 97 per cent.

According to the report by OCHA, in 2020, the poverty rate was 47 per cent, which grew to 70 per cent in 2021 and then to 97 per cent in 2022. This data depicts that 97 per cent of Afghanistan’s population lives under the poverty line as Afghanistan faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

The rate of poverty in Afghanistan has been linked to factors such as the decline in income, a rise in food costs and inflation, drought, unemployment, and natural catastrophes, reported Khaama Press.