Afghanistan is in the Midst of a Humanitarian and Human Rights Catastrophe

Published: Dec. 16, 2021, 3 a.m.

Afghanistan is in a humanitarian and human rights tailspin. Since the fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban in August, the Afghan economy has been in a tailspin. A major liquidity crisis is causing widespread suffering among the Afghan people including severe foos insecurity. Meanwhile, a new report from Human Rights Watch details a spate of summary executions and violence meted out by the newly installed de-facto Taliban government.\xa0

Guest: Patricia Gossman, Associate Asia Director for Human Rights Watch.\xa0

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