After the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021 the Taliban seized control of the country. In response the International Monetary Fund and major international donors to the country blocked the Taliban’s access to billions of dollars in charitable bank accounts. More than half of Afghanistan’s annual $5 billion budget is from foreign aid. Despite its puritanical brand of Islam, the Taliban controls the world’s largest opium operation, earning about $460 million a year from taxes on the sale of heroin moving through their territories alone, the U.N. says.…
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@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
No
@95GYDX23yrs3Y
why would you say this? dont you know the issues going on?
@93TM7X63yrs3Y
No, abolish the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
@95YP78N3yrs3Y
This question is baiting the responder to show favour for the Taliban, who until recently were counted among our enemy combatants
@95HFV5B3yrs3Y
They should be treated as any other developing country or country in their position.
@95GT7Z63yrs3Y
yes, they should because the civilians of Afghanistan are facing a major crisis. people have lost jobs and their businesses and are facing a major humanitarian crisis because of the collapse of the so-called new government.
@95CFWSQ3yrs3Y
There should be conditions and strict supervision to allow this.
@959XMKJ3yrs3Y
No, we should help the people not governments
yes, as long as the Afghanistan would struggle to make up for it after
@9566Y5P3yrs3Y
if the taliban government id recognised as an official government then yes
No, and in fact they should have sanctions against them.
No, because the World Bank and IMF are exploitative institutions, instead there should be greater support for domestic Afghan government services.
@94CPRD63yrs3Y
Yes, as long as third party audits are done
@94BHNP53yrs3Y
Yes, but must be closely monitored and used for humanitarian aid only to prevent famine and increase healthcare to all.
@94BCJHRConservative3yrs3Y
Yes, but as long as audits are done to show how the money is spent
@93VNXBJ3yrs3Y
no, the Taliban government is like dictatorship forced on peole and violating their rights,.
No, because the Taliban government stems from a terrorist organization that has ideals and beliefs that disregard human rights and take actions that are too extreme and violent. Does not matter how 'official' they have become.
@93CDZZ83yrs3Y
If all the horrible things I hear about the Taliban are true, then NO !!!
@93C2Z7P3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as there is oversight to ensure the funds are being used for the betterment of the Afghan people.
@93BYJHP3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if regulations and oversights are in place to assure that the money is spent to the benefit of the people in Afghanistan
@939DQHJ3yrs3Y
Yes, but to residents of Afghanistan, not the government.
@9397M9J3yrs3Y
Make sure taliban can’t touch it
@93793W4New Democratic3yrs3Y
financial aid should be provided to the taliban government if human rights are being protected
@932ZRYN3yrs3Y
Only if women's rights are reinstated
@92W29CRNew Democratic3yrs3Y
The taliban government should be denied financial aid unless they show respect to human rights
@92SP3YV3yrs3Y
If there are transparent records of how the money was spent, and went for human rights purposes, then yes.
@92PM7QJ3yrs3Y
Yes, but for specific things and only after certain conditions are met.
@92MFGRB3yrs3Y
Yes, But ONLY if they follow human rights code, and guarantee equal and fair treatment of its citizens, ie. Women, LGBTQ+, etc...
@92M689Y3yrs3Y
No, only to non-profits that are in Afghanistan
@92GKDTK3yrs3Y
Yes but only of the respect human rights
@9262JRB3yrs3Y
No, only to international aid organizations
@8ZSJL5B3yrs3Y
No, abolish the WB and IMF.
Only if they reduce their human rights violations.
@8ZHT8YP3yrs3Y
oui , mais à petite échelle.
@8ZFGTW43yrs3Y
Yes, if they agree to a human rights rules of law
@8Z7DWC93yrs3Y
No, and abolish the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
@8Z5PS4Y3yrs3Y
Yes. The citizens are not the government and from what I have seen they are currently trying to support their people (not saying i support the taliban)
@8YZQW4Z3yrs3Y
Dismantle the World Bank and IMF
@8YXJYTN3yrs3Y
why the hell would they do that...
@8YX98K53yrs3Y
Don’t have sufficient knowledge to answer
@8YX8TTP3yrs3Y
I am very uninformed on this I dunno
Reputable entities should be in charge of money for food and other kinds of aid for the people of the country. None should be given to the Taliban.
@8YWKVKX3yrs3Y
thé us shouldn’t havent started the taliban
@984WR862yrs2Y
Only if the money goes to the Afghan people who need it.
@97WDKK82yrs2Y
No, abolish the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund and imprison their officials
@97V8RHQ2yrs2Y
only if the funds are actually managed to aid the country and not used fund arms deals and corruption scandals
@97BCWQB2yrs2Y
Yes, but with very close oversight and specific rules for its use. With severe punishment for breaking said rules.
@97B88MQConservative2yrs2Y
No, Because The World Bank Should Be Abolished
@96QS8933yrs3Y
Why are we giving money to the taliban?
@92PQBJW3yrs3Y
All the countries that bombed and destroyed that country should be liable. IMF is NATO's loan shark. By making countries liable for the destruction of their targeted countries, might make them reconsider destroying sovereign nations.
@9222SRD3yrs3Y
Yes because there are innocent people starving their
@8NVXWB23yrs3Y
No, and I don't support the World Bank or IMF
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, for humanitarian aid.
@8ZYQ3FR3yrs3Y
yes, but for the one that qualify and actually uses it towards school and important things
@8ZVVCMT3yrs3Y
Yes, but if there is proof of injustice taking place in Afghanistan then revoke it.
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, but the United States should lift all sanctions on them
@9334YP33yrs3Y
No, the US should not only leave the World Bank and the IMF, but declare anyone employed by them outlaws and issue warrants for their arrest and bounties for their capture, dead or alive. In addition, the the US should sanction all member countries.
@93GS9ZW3yrs3Y
Yes, if they make all their transactions for the Afghan people
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, Taliban is authoritarianism.
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, Taliban Afghanistan is authoritarianism country.
@8Z598CX3yrs3Y
I do not have enough knowledge on this topic to answer the question
@4T6MX6Z3yrs3Y
Yes, but only on the conditions that the Taliban liberalize the country.
@558YLXV3yrs3Y
If these funds are part of a process to stabilize and modernize Afghanistan and the Taliban do not engage in unprovoked aggression against their neighbors.
@clbcarman3yrs3Y
Yes. And with no privatization strings attached. And no sanctions! Nobody supports the Taliban, but letting children starve is worse. YouTuber BadEmpanada made a good video about this.
@48T6V4V3yrs3Y
No, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund should be dismantled and replaced with anti-colonial cooperative institutions
@4XD28G73yrs3Y
I don't believe it is our responsibility to provide aid for other countries, especially those that are tyrannical.
@94267X23yrs3Y
No and abolish both the world bank and the international monetary fund
@925J4Q83yrs3Y
depends on the amount that will be given
@8ZK5HYT3yrs3Y
No, and we should not give aid to any foreign governments
@93GCYWX3yrs3Y
No, but they should provide aid to humanitarian efforts in the area.
@92JXK3J3yrs3Y
Try to work towards peace with the Taliban and ensure that they respect the Afghan people whilst allowing them to reign. I do not like their policies but I believe their reign can be more beneficial to the Afghans than democracy, as monarchs and authoritarian leaders have worked in other Islamic states.
@9242PWT3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as the money goes directly to the people not related to the Taliban. Money given to the Taliban should be limited or completely reduced either way.
@JaamesWJ3yrs3Y
No, abolish the World Bank and International Monetary Fund
@8SFDLS63yrs3Y
No, not until the government meets international standards regarding basic human rights and democracy.
@8YLB9QX3yrs3Y
Yes, in ways that would ensure humanitarian efforts to its citizens.
@2TXP8NB3yrs3Y
Yes, but only domestic spending to improve the lives of their people, no money should go to purchasing or manufacturing weapons.
@2PFH3VC3yrs3Y
Sanctions should be lifted as they hurt the Afghan people, but the IMF and World Bank are neoliberal bodies that should be abolished
@4DJR8YJ3yrs3Y
Yes, but without recognizing the Taliban
@6M77WVV3yrs3Y
Fund the people, not the Taliban.
@6TD492H3yrs3Y
Yes as long as there are standards that they have to meet
@6TTPNW63yrs3Y
Yes, but only if they meet certain human rights requirements.
@7KD4Z5Q3yrs3Y
No, not until further financial transparency has been established and publicized by the regime
@HannahEli60063yrs3Y
Yes, if it is guaranteed that the money will go towards the people of Afghanistan and not the Taliban
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, the charitable funds are necessary to prevent widespread hunger and destitution among families throughout the country
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, the aid should be coordinated through the United Nations to reach the intended families and children to prevent widespread hunger and destitution
@8PD23XN3yrs3Y
No, but humanitarian AID should be provided in other ways
@8T83KJZ3yrs3Y
No. And the WB and IMF should be abolished.
@8VHBC3L3yrs3Y
The Taliban is the legitimate government, so yes.
@8WZKS5D3yrs3Y
They should provide aid directly to the Afghanistan people and not the Taliban government.
@92BG2S63yrs3Y
Yes, but only to restore the country for the sake of citizens, and the funding is not used for human rights violations
@9324D723yrs3Y
No, any aid should go directly to the people of Afghanistan rather than the Taliban.
@93CS3TH3yrs3Y
No, we should not provide financial aid for foreign entities with ideals different than ours.
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