Signs of desperation can already be seen in every corner of the country.
Taliban blames U.S. as 1 million Afghan kids face death by starvation
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban's chief spokesman, told CBS News that the U.S. was to blame for the rampant poverty in his country, for freezing government assets that his group wants access to. He said the resumption of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan should not be held up over what other countries consider widespread human rights violations.
"On the one hand they say a million children will die, but on the other, the U.S. are holding our money," he said. "The U.S. should release our money so we can save more children."
According to the United Nations, if humanitarian assistance doesn't come soon, more than a million children will die of malnutrition.
The Biden administration has already frozen about $9 billion in Afghan government assets and, along with other nations, says any future financial support depends on the Taliban proving that it has moderated since it was last in power.
"On the one hand they say a million children will die, but on the other, the U.S. are holding our money," he said. "The U.S. should release our money so we can save more children."
Some American Congressmen and women have shown they care - in December saw published House Democrats call on Biden to unfreeze Afghan central bank [2]
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