UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls on countries to find ways to inject cash directly into Afghanistan’s economy to avert its total collapse as a growing humanitarian crisis impacts half the population
Afghan girls selling tea and water wait for customers at Nadir Khan hilltop in Kabul on October 10, 2021.
Guterres, speaking to reporters at UN headquarters, also accused the Taliban of breaking promises they made after seizing power in August to uphold the rights of women and girls, including allowing girls to attend school.
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