DUBAI — Afghanistan will shortly collapse into chaos unless the international community acts rapidly, Swedish and Pakistani ministers warned on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT“The country is on the brink of collapse and that collapse is coming faster than we thought,” Swedish development minister Per Olsson Fridh told Reuters in Dubai. Many countries and multilateral institutions have halted development assistance but increased humanitarian aid since August, reluctant to legitimize the new Taliban rulers. “Are we going to push Afghanistan into chaos or are we going to try and stabilize the country?” he said in Dubai. Engagement would also encourage the protection of human rights and the establishment of an inclusive, constitutional government, he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 24, 2021 03:23 UTC