May 31, 2023 | International Crisis
The Syrian neighborhood feels abandoned as we walk its vacant streets. Apartment buildings once filled with life and sound now stand empty and silent. Blasted windows and blackened walls riddled with bullet holes reflect years of war. Occasionally, a sign of life is...
May 19, 2023 | International Crisis
“You came just in time.” The woman’s lip trembled, and she looked away. “I’ve been so discouraged and depressed. You came just in time.” She held a food parcel, but I knew she was not starving. It was not that the food would save her life, and yet maybe, just maybe,...
May 17, 2023 | International Crisis
Afghanistan’s economy crumbled when the current government came into power in 2021. Construction work stopped, businesses shut down, and banks closed. Countless Afghans lost their sources of income. Then an earthquake last June and flash flooding in August destroyed...
