Afghans will struggle for their lives this winter, says Red Cross

Martin Schuepp (AP)

More Afghans will struggle for survival as living conditions deteriorate in the coming year, an International Committee of the Red Cross official has said, as the country braces for its second winter under Taliban rule.

The religious group’s seizure of power in August 2021 sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed Afghanistan, driving millions into poverty and hunger as foreign aid stopped almost overnight.