Afghanistan needs you, Red Cross tells other aid groups

FILE PHOTO: A mural reading "gender equality" is seen behind a woman in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 4, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

(Reuters) - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) appealed on Wednesday to other humanitarian organisations to return to Afghanistan and for the World Bank to unlock funds to support the tottering healthcare system.

Peter Maurer made the comments in a briefing with reporters at the end of a four-day trip to Afghanistan when he met Taliban leaders including Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, head of the Taliban's political office.