One year into Taliban rule- misery and disease conquer Afghanistan

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The dilapidated clinical wards in Southern Afghanistan are only a sign of the crisis of humanitarian disasters that have gripped the country that was hit by war since the Taliban returned to power a year ago.

Last month, Musa Qala District Hospital in Helmand Province was forced to close the door to everyone except those who suffered alleged cholera.

Infirmary was immediately jammed with lethargic patients, intravenous drops required to their wrist when they recover to the rusty group.

Although the clinic does not have facilities to test cholera, around 550 patients appear in a few days, showing symptoms of disease caused by lack of basic sanitation needs: clean drinking water and adequate waste disposal system.

This is very difficult,” the head of the Hospital Ehsanullah Rodi, ran for only five hours of sleep at night since the entry began, told AFP.Poverty in the country – feeling the sharpest in southern Afghanistan – has been pushed to a new level of despair, exacerbated by drought and inflation since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Because the emirat (Taliban) is in power, we cannot even find cooking oil,” said a woman, perched in a hospital bed next to her malnourished grandchildren in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province.

His grandchildren were treated for the fifth time at Boost Hospital, a labyrinth that was roasted by paint-coated buildings that were run jointly by the Ministry of Health and Unlimited Doctors (MSF).Many beds in the Malnutrition ward are host two weak small patients – some breastfeeding dashing on the milk syringe, while others lifted heavy breaths as they struggled to regain their strength.

We can’t even find dry bread, “said Brashna, the mother of another patient, who guessed her age between 15 and 20.

Assistant Supervisor of Homera Nowrozi Care, struggling to be heard on a lamenting baby, said the staff “no rest”.

The fate of Afghanistan began long before August 15, 2021 when the Taliban captured the Kabul with the heel of withdrawal in a hurry of the troops led by the US and the collapse of the government they doppe

The United States freezes $ 7 billion in the assets of the central bank, the formal banking sector collapses, and foreign assistance representing 45 percent of GDP stops overnight.