What Afghanistan’s rotten apples tell us about its non-profit sector

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Afghanistan's non-profit sector faces a crisis of shrinking resources and mounting humanitarian demands. As funding dwindles and needs expand, NGOs struggle with persistent inefficiency and corruption, the "rotten apples" that undermine trust and effectiveness. The article examines how individual bad actors compromise the entire sector's credibility, even as legitimate organizations strain to deliver aid amid Afghanistan's deepening poverty and displacement.