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IOM warns of drought and famine after a relatively dry winter
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that Afghanistan could face drought and famine this year and that 17 million people could be at risk of facing hunger.
Nick Bishop, an emergency response officer in Afghanistan, said this was due to reduced levels of snow and rain this winter across the country.
Bishop suggested that a humanitarian response plan must be put in place.
“Afghanistan’s agriculture is heavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture and snowmelt... so the humanitarian response plan for this year is suggesting that as many as 17 million Afghans - about 42 percent of the total population - will be impacted by drought and famine,” Bishop said.
The IOM stated that in 2020 the organization has recorded its largest-ever return for undocumented Afghan migrants, with almost a million returnees.
“That is almost double the previous year,” the IOM said.
Besides the returnees, thousands of internally displaced people, due to ongoing conflicts in large parts of the country, are struggling with unemployment.
Bishop said the situation of Afghans struggling with unemployment could get even worse given the shortage of rain and snow in Afghanistan in the past few months.
“Peace negotiations between the Taliban and Afghan officials have stalled. Violence across the country is on the rise and experts predict a possible drought on the way,” the IOM said in the statement.
Herat Chamber of Commerce and Investment says the volume of exports has doubled in this province over the first six months of 1403 compared to last year.
The chamber officials said that over the first six months of 1403, they had exports worth $77 million and 882 thousand dollars.
During this period, more than 32,000 tons of agricultural, industrial products, medicinal plants and minerals have been sent to the world markets, the officials said.
However, this chamber added that the issue of exporting Herat's fresh fruits is still not resolved.
Gardeners also expect that basic steps must be taken to send fresh fruits to world markets.
“We have many agricultural products, including cotton, saffron, asafetida, grapes, raisins, which fortunately have been marketed a lot this year, said Bashir Ahmad Bahaduri, chair of Herat's Chamber of Agriculture.
“These items are also exported to countries like Türkiye, India, China, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Iran,” he added.
The Ministry of Justice says the industrial areas law has been ratified in eleven chapters and 67 articles by the Islamic Emirate’s supreme leader.
The ministry said in a statement that this law was created for the growth and development of the country's economy by regulating industrial areas, providing the basis for attracting private investment, and managing industrial areas.
According to the statement, this law will be implemented by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
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Twenty-five Afghans released from Iraqi prisons
The ministry said in a statement that they were imprisoned in different provinces of Iraq for six months due to a lack of legal documents.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has announced that 25 Afghan nationals have been released from prisons in Iraq.
The ministry said in a statement that they were imprisoned in different provinces of Iraq for six months due to a lack of legal documents.
Based on the statement, the released prisoners returned to the country via Iran on Friday/
After being registered at the Nimroz border officials, the individuals were introduced to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to receive assistance.
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