In Pictures: Hunger, poverty continues to plague Afghan people | Gallery News

The severe cold weather in Afghanistan causes young children to crawl under blankets in makeshift shelters, while sick babies in hospitals sleep wrapped in blankets from their mothers.

Meanwhile, the long queues at the food distribution point have become more and more complex as the world sinks during a crisis.

Since August 15 the Taliban have seized the city of Kabul, the war-torn economy retained by international donations is now about to collapse. There is not enough money for hospitals.

Saliha, who like many Afghans uses the same name, took her newborn baby to Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Kabul. Weak and weak, four-month-old Najeeb suffered from anemia.

For many of the poorest in Afghanistan, bread is the staple food. Mothers and children line up outside the bakery early in the morning to get some bread.

The figures provided by the United Nations are alarming: nearly 24 million people in Afghanistan, about 60 percent of the population, are starving. An estimated 8.7 million Afghans are struggling with hunger.

The World Health Organization has warned of millions of children suffering from malnutrition, and the United Nations says that 97 percent of Afghanistan will soon become poor.

Many work hard to obtain food and fuel.

For the millions who live in refugee camps or are outside government agencies seeking help, the only source of heat is the warmth of a wood-burning fireplace.

About 80 percent of the budget of the Afghan government came from foreign countries. That money is now gone, hospitals, schools, factories, and government services.

Punishment has halted banks as billions of dollars of Afghanistan’s money and assets are being stored abroad. The UN says it is struggling to find a way to help Afghan people as they cross the Taliban government.