Christian Aid is calling on the next prime minister to take urgent action to help Afghans survive increasingly desperate conditions in Afghanistan.
The charity has accused the UK government of “drift and delay” in its approach to Afghanistan and says it must act to prevent a humanitarian disaster.
As the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US and Western forces approaches, conditions in the country are deteriorating with food and fuel prices soaring as a result of the war in Ukraine.
Christian Aid is warning that the situation will only worsen as winter approaches.
It is calling on the UK government to increase available funding by reversing the cuts in last year’s aid budget back to 0.7% of GDP.
“We have no illusions about the Taliban rulers but the Afghan people cannot be abandoned to their fate,” said Fionna…
