Feeling devastated after seeing this news about Afghanistan

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LovingLilacDuck · 19/05/2026 08:13

I stumbled across this on BBC — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q25dwj807o

I can’t stop crying. I feel so incredibly devastated that we live in such an unequal world. I cannot believe in 2026 people have to starve and children die — and girls be sold??? because of hunger. Goodness sake. That’s not right, it’s so inhumane. Seeing the tears on those tiny girls’ eyes and how fearful they are just breaks my heart so much, oh Gosh.

I just really feel sorry for these people who have to live under Taliban and suffer immensely. It’s so heartbreaking. And I know these people are not the only ones unfortunately…I just feel like we all have so much, more than we all need to and I wish we could just help the poor more as a whole world. But that doesn’t bring any profits does it???!

I wish I could do something to help, whatever that may be. Does anyone have a clue about what to do? I’d appreciate any insight. Thank you.

A man wearing a pink turban cuddles his small daughter close in front of a cracked mud wall

Afghanistan humanitarian crisis: Ghor's starving families

In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q25dwj807o

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UnDeuxTwuh · 19/05/2026 08:23

Of course yanbu.

But it’s more than just that.

Depending on region, between 30% and 60% of Afghani girls get married before the age of 18.

The average age of a first time mum in Afghanistan is only 19.9 years old.

Selling girls is only a hop skip and jump from marrying your daughter off as a subservient broodmare at the age of 15.

DeathNote11 · 19/05/2026 08:22

This is engineered by the regime & there is very little anyone can practically do (as PP above mentioned about blocks on aid). It doesn't help when blind eyes are constantly turned - will the Afghan cricket team be welcomed here again with open arms this year?

NoisyHiker · 19/05/2026 08:22

I feel very sorry for the women and children of Afghanistan.

The men though can get completely fucked, especially the ones running here for asylum and abandoning their wives and daughters to the taliban. They let them waltz in and destroy their lives, not even a lick of resistance. Because they thought the women and children would be the only ones disadvantaged and bearing the brunt of islamic extremism.

Then started crying when they realised they were fucked too.

elgreco · 19/05/2026 08:17

I have no fucking sympathy for afghani men. The sit and watch and tolerate their female family members being fucked over generation after generation. They let it happen. Id starve before selling my child.

UltimateSloth · 19/05/2026 08:16

I'm not very knowledgeable about international relations, but I believe that the issue in Afghanistan is made worse because the Taliban have made things very difficult for agencies to supply aid. It's not as simple as people with plenty helping the poor.

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