Afghan people facing humanitarian catastrophe, says ex-CIA director General David Petraeus

Former CIA Director General David H Petraeus said the situation in Kabul was heartbreaking as the Afghan people were suffering once again under the Taliban, which has an extremist interpretation of Islam. Speaking at the 19th edition of the India Today Conclave, David H Petraeus said the Afghan people were staring at a humanitarian catastrophe as the economy had collapsed and aid had dried down. Petraeus also said any 'cheer in Pakistan' over the Taliban capture of Afghanistan would be short-lived.