No food, no cash for Taliban fighters? Islamic Emirate's incompetence exposed

Published on Sep 15, 2021 06:28 pm IST

When Taliban stormed to power in August 2021, they exclaimed that they had secured 'freedom'. Exactly a month after they captured Kabul, news reports are suggesting that Taliban fighters have little food and money and not even proper places to sleep, painting a stark picture for the state of common Afghans who would be even lower in the pecking order. Days after the United Nations warned that a startling 97% of the Afghan population could soon slide below the poverty line, Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced that pledges worth $1 billion had been secured to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Watch the full video for more.

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