world trying to help relief operations. that is not something which is happening here. as far as financial assistance is concerned, there are difficulties giving that directly to the taliban because there are sanctions against the group. and therefore it comes on to humanitarian agencies which now for a long time have been providing this important bridge for international funds and aid to be delivered to the people of afghanistan. the uk has said it is working with its partners in the un and the world food programme, as is america. india and pakistan have both said they have delivered aid on the ground in this country. but in afghanistan, people were pushed into near universal poverty, the health care system is in near collapse, since the 15th of august, since the foreign funds, which were running this country, stopped coming in. and that is from then on, it has been entirely on humanitarian agencies to get any fund, any aid, any support from
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people in afghanistan. the un refugee agency says 2a million of them need vital humanitarian aid. and that was before the earthquake. $4.5 billion that s how much the un says it needs for this year alone to help the people of afghanistan. but the question is how it gets to the hands of the people who need it, and not into the hands of the taliban, who took control last year and who have struggled get funds because of their hard line islamist policies. we can speak now to our south asia correspondent yogita limaye in afghanistan s capital, kabul. is aid getting through? well, afghanistan doesn t have an internationally recognised government, and that is where the problem lies. you government, and that is where the problem lies- government, and that is where the problem lies. you now, whenever a disaster strikes problem lies. you now, whenever a disaster strikes a problem lies. you now, whenever a disaster strikes a country, - disaster strikes a country, particularly an economical