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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@93793W4New Democratic3yrs3Y
financial aid should be provided to the taliban government if human rights are being protected
@92W29CRNew Democratic3yrs3Y
The taliban government should be denied financial aid unless they show respect to human rights
@9262JRB3yrs3Y
No, only to international aid organizations
@2PFH3VC3yrs3Y
Sanctions should be lifted as they hurt the Afghan people, but the IMF and World Bank are neoliberal bodies that should be abolished
@6TD492H3yrs3Y
Yes as long as there are standards that they have to meet
@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.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, the aid should be coordinated through the United Nations to reach the intended families and children to prevent widespread hunger and destitution
@8NVXWB23yrs3Y
No, and I don't support the World Bank or IMF
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
Yes, the charitable funds are necessary to prevent widespread hunger and destitution among families throughout the country
@8SFDLS63yrs3Y
No, not until the government meets international standards regarding basic human rights and democracy.
@2TXP8NB3yrs3Y
Yes, but only domestic spending to improve the lives of their people, no money should go to purchasing or manufacturing weapons.
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