epa09465544 Afghan airport staff works at security check at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, 13 September 2021. Citing the threat of a humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations made an appeal to the international community to unblock aid to Afghanistan that was frozen when the Taliban returned to power nearly 20 years after being ousted by the United States. Afghans who plan to flee the country or are in need of cash to buy groceries and food resort to sell their household items as the country's economy is in shambles due to uncertainity. EPA/STRINGER