Afghan families desperate for aid at Pakistani camp

(31 Aug 2021) Afghan families living in a camp established for them near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border said Tuesday they were desperate for aid, as they lined up to receive food from a local charity. Dozens more Afghan families crossed the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan at Chaman on Tuesday, after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan . People fleeing from various parts of Afghanistan said they left because of the uncertainty and hardship in their country. Pakistan’s foreign minister on Tuesday urged the international community to act to prevent an “economic collapse” in neighboring Afghanistan after the takeover by the Taliban and the pullout of U.S. forces. Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan has facilitated the evacuation of more than 10,000 foreigners from Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover. He said Pakistan has already been hosting more than 3 million Afghan refugees for the past decades and that his Islamic nation lacks the capacity to absorb more refugees. Qureshi also said it was in the interest of peace and stability for the world to remain engaged and not abandon Afghanistan since more instability and further exodus of Afghans fleeing the Taliban rule were not in the interest of the nation. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...