a. karen donnelly is a senior vice president at the international rescue committee. he says more needs to be done to get aid beyond the cobble and into regions where the need is the highest getting flights in getting supplies in is critical. it's not clear at this point how long it will be before the airport resumes full operational functionality. but even when it does, that's only 11 of the pieces that's needed to get services operational health services, working at the economy, running in the country as a lot still needs to be done. most immediate needs are for people who have been displaced, especially those who have been recently displaced in chicago and other major cities . afghanistan has over 3000000 people displaced over half a 1000000 of those are displaced this year alone. and those who have been very recently displaced are in urgent need of shelter, of food, of water and health care support. those are the most immediate need, but it's important that we remember $18000000.00 people in afghanistan or a native humanitarian assistance that's about half of the

will see the gradual reopening of the airport as a sign that keeping their word victoria gates and be al jazeera. well, let's talk now to karen donnelly, his senior vice president for crisis report response, recovery and development at the international rescue committee join just now from new york. thank you for being with us. so clearly a step in the right direction that the, the airport and cobble is, is up and running again. but just a few domestic flights. that's not nearly enough. is it to get the much needed aid to people there? know i've seen the reports of slides starting to resume a capital airport and around that kinda stuff today. it's an encouraging sign as you say, but it really is only a small part of what's needed to avert a deepening of the humanitarian crisis in the country. getting flights in getting supplies in is critical. it's not clear at this point how long it will be before the airport resumes full operational functionality. but even when it does, that's only 11 of the pieces that's needed to get services operational health services, working at the economy, running in the countries as a lot still needs to be do