The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the rapidly devolving security situation will have serious implications for development organizations, donors, and multinational institutions that will all need to adjust to a changing landscape and help avoid a total collapse of the state, according to a range of experts who spoke with Devex.
Already, the United Nations is warning of a fresh humanitarian crisis, as people flee violence that is only expected to get worse.
William Byrd, an Afghanistan expert at the United States Institute of Peace, said that for now a priority should be for international lenders and donors to ensure budget support to the Afghan government.