Kuwait on Sunday said it was imperative that Afghans get access to much needed aid as Kabul copes with a worsening humanitarian crisis, its foreign minister said Sunday.

Leading Kuwait’s delegation to the Pakistan-hosted Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) talks on Afghanistan, Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Al-Nasser Al-Sabah said the Islamic world is in the throes of a myriad of challenges, chief among them the “humanitarian crisis” unfolding in Afghanistan.

On the talks, the Kuwaiti top diplomat said it was tantamount to a “message of support” to Afghanistan, as some 23 million people stand on the precipice of starvation, he highlighted, in addition to more than a half million others displaced by the crisis.

He reiterated his country’s stern rejection of “all forms of violence and terrorism,” saying the international community should never allow Afghanistan to turn into a “hotbed of extremism and terrorism,” adding that the talks should be a step towards bringing the aspirations of Afghans to fruition.

Kuwait has provided Afghanistan with aid worth USD 92 million, he said, saying his country will continue to “work diligently” with global aid bodies in order to ensure that Afghans ultimately get access to much needed assistance.

Islamic countries are meeting in Pakistan for extraordinary talks as part of efforts to prevent the situation in neighboring Afghanistan to descend into further bedlam.

Source: Kuwait News Agency