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.…
Read moreNarrow down the conversation to these participants:
Discussions from these authors are shown:
Province/Territory:
yes, as long as the Afghanistan would struggle to make up for it after
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.
Only if they reduce their human rights violations.
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.
@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
@6TD492H3yrs3Y
Yes as long as there are standards that they have to meet
@2TXP8NB3yrs3Y
Yes, but only domestic spending to improve the lives of their people, no money should go to purchasing or manufacturing weapons.
@8SFDLS63yrs3Y
No, not until the government meets international standards regarding basic human rights and democracy.
Loading the political themes of users that engaged with this discussion
Loading data...
Join in on more popular conversations.
