IFRC urges urgent global humanitarian support for Afghanistan

FILE PHOTO: Afghans shop at a street market in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 4, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Conflict, drought and the pandemic have rendered 18 million Afghans in need of humanitarian assistance, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Tuesday, calling for urgent international action.

Foreign governments have pledged continued humanitarian support, but there is no clarity on how this help will be delivered following the fall of Kabul to the Islamist militant Taliban movement last month.