Young Afghans Struggle As Taliban Government Settles In

Afghanistan has one of the youngest populations in the world, and experts tell Newsy young people there are facing particular challenges.

"We've all seen the violence and insecurity play out on our TV screens in recent weeks and months. But this really is a longstanding and preexisting crisis that is devastating for the country's children," Orlaith Minogue, a senior conflict and humanitarian advocacy advisor for Save the Children, said. As a Taliban government settles into power in Afghanistan, aid organizations say an already serious humanitarian crisis is growing worse by the day.  "Decades of conflict combined with climate crisis and the impacts of COVID-19 collectively mean that children and families are in a desperate situation," Minogue said.