The Aftermath of War
It has been said before and it will be mentioned again: “War has no winners!” It is true that nobody gains from any kind of combat, because there are fatalities on either side of the fence, and long after the invaders are gone, the pain and destruction that was left behind still needs to be addressed. Even to the winner, the victory will taste bitter-sweet for a long time, with bullet-hole ruins constantly reminding survivors of the heavy price they had to pay.
Rebuilding communities after a war is not an easy task, especially when thousands of citizens fled the area during the war, and those left behind may have been physically injured, leaving them incapable of manual labor. Others may have been psychologically traumatized and are unable to deal with the remnants of their past. They first need to heal emotionally, before they can move on and begin rebuilding, starting with their own life. It is also hard to progress when loved ones are missing, and their disappearance remains unsolved. Where they captured, did they die, or just flee because the thought everything they had was destroyed? Tracing and finding these people takes time.
Another key reason why ravaged societies often progress slowly is because they may lack financial resources. It is impossible to concentrate cleanup efforts if you do not have the money to buy the necessary materials to rebuild a city, let alone an entire country. Volunteers can provide free labor, but without bricks, cement, equipment, or anything else needed to rebuild roads and housing, these good Samaritans’ efforts are greatly hampered.
The intervention of aid organizations can help ease the pain, and emergency funds and supplies definitely open a lot of healing doors for the many war fatalities. War victims need the sympathy and support of neighboring nations, and financial aid from those countries known to for their generous donations. Indeed, without global assistance these demolished post-war areas would take even longer to rebuild the pillars of their political, cultural and social strength.