The United Kingdom has announced that it will allocate £105 million annually over the next three years to help address Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis. The UK government said the assistance will be delivered through trusted partners to the country’s most vulnerable people, particularly women and girls.
Richard Lindsay, the UK’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, wrote on X on Thursday that the United Kingdom remains committed to supporting the Afghan people and will continue providing life-saving assistance through its humanitarian partners.
According to a report by the UK Parliament, Afghanistan will remain one of the largest recipients of the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) between 2026 and 2029. The report notes that nearly five years after the Taliban’s return to power, the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan remains extremely dire. Approximately 22 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, including 17.4 million facing severe food insecurity.
The UK government said the new funding will support healthcare, nutrition, basic education, protection for vulnerable populations, livelihood strengthening, and efforts to build resilience against climate change. It also emphasized that at least half of the beneficiaries of the assistance will be women and girls.
The report describes the restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women’s and girls’ access to education, employment, and participation in public life as a serious obstacle to human rights and Afghanistan’s long-term development.
The UK government further reaffirmed its commitment to continuing humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, supporting the rights of women and girls, and promoting Afghanistan’s long-term stability and resilience.
Writer:Saeed Sameer
