The health system in Afghanistan it is one step away from collapse. The arrival of the Taliban undermined an already fragile system, with famine threatening the smallest.
In Herat, for example, income in the nutrition unit of Doctors Without Borders have increased by 40% in the last four months, with images as harsh as those we can see in the video.
It is hard to look at a harsh reality in Afghanistan, which, with the media focus already out, leaves almost 24 million people in the country, 60% of its population, going hungry.
A figure that has soared after the rise of the Taliban to power. There is no international aid, many doctors have fled in terror, there are no resources and the medical centers either close or work at half gas.
There are families that travel more than 100 kilometers to find a hospital that they can save their children. Children who do not understand wars or sanctions, but who will be the first to fall if no one prevents it.
Mario Twitchell is an accomplished author and journalist, known for his insightful and thought-provoking writing on a wide range of topics including general and opinion. He currently works as a writer at 247 news agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the industry.
