david waker 
Negotiating with the Taliban to save lives in Afghanistan
When theU.S. pulled up stakes in Afghanistan this once August, the Biden administration did not anticipate the Taliban to seize control of the country so snappily. Twenty times of nation structure and an Afghan service atrophied within days.
To contain the Taliban’s power, the transnational community acted snappily – indurating Afghan means, shutting down foreign aid and extending warrants. Now, the country is facing mass starvation and profitable collapse.
We went to Afghanistan; reported from it’s businesses and capital and had a rare discussion with a Taliban minister. We also met with philanthropic groups who have been left to pick up the pieces while negotiating with the Taliban.
As our platoon arrived into the Kabul field in Afghanistan, we were not sure what we would find.
It was just four months ago that the world watched as scenes of indelible despair and chaos played out then after the Taliban seized control.
The lucky escaped, but for the 38 million Afghans that remain the anguish continues. Right down, we saw their new reality.
Armed Taliban forces are everyplace. We noticed numerous of them have abandoned their traditional turbans and now wear the uniforms and gear that western forces left before.
We see women and children dodging business to supplicate for cash and men staying by long lines for free food.
Mary-Ellen McGroarty I have been with WFP for a long time, 20- plus times, and I have noway seen a extremity unfold and escalate at the pace and scale that we’re seeing.
Mary-Ellen McGroarty is the director of the United Nations World Food Program in Afghanistan. From its storehouse in Kabul, she’s overseen the delivery of over 117 tons of food to nearly 9 million Afghans since August. She explained to us why the country is now facing mass starvation.
Mary-Ellen McGroarty 72 of the population were formerly living below the poverty line ahead all this, before the fall of the government.
Sharyn Alfonsi And now, what’s the need like?
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Mary-Ellen McGroarty And now it’s just stunning. You know, we’ve22.8 million people in what we call” severe food instability.”
Sharyn Alfonsi That is further than half the country right now.
Mary-Ellen McGroarty That’s further than half the country. People do not have jobs, they can not pierce cash. You know, food prices are going up. The currency is cheapening. So for us, we are now really in a race against time.
