Donors pledge $1.2 billion in aid for Afghanistan amid concerns over Taliban rule
3 years, 3 months ago

Donors pledge $1.2 billion in aid for Afghanistan amid concerns over Taliban rule

LA Times  

The United Nations drummed up more than $1.2 billion in emergency pledges Monday for helping 11 million Afghans facing an escalating humanitarian crisis in their homeland and millions more elsewhere in the region as the U.N. human rights chief voiced concerns about the Taliban’s first steps in establishing power in the beleaguered and impoverished country. He said the meeting showed solidarity with the Afghan people but added that “Afghanistan faces a long and hard road ahead” and this “is far from the end of the journey.” It is feared that Afghanistan could further plunge toward famine and economic collapse after the chaos of the last month, which saw the Taliban oust the government in a lightning sweep as U.S. and NATO forces exited the 20-year war. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said the U.S. was “committed to providing humanitarian assistance” for and supporting Afghans, and would add $64 million in new assistance for U.N. and partner organizations. But he also said the level of the Taliban’s respect of human rights, particularly of women and girls, would be a “benchmark for us and our partners in determining our future engagement with a new Afghan government.” He also criticized the Taliban’s decision to exclude other groups from their recently announced interim government, saying it was “not the right signal” for international cooperation and stability.

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Afghanistan calls on US to release frozen assets to its people
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghanistan calls on US to release frozen assets to its people

China Daily  

Photo taken on Sept 16, 2021 shows Da Afghanistan Bank in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. It is incorrect to say any asset of Afghanistan's central bank is part of the "aid" from another country to the Afghan people, they said. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, of the US, in its latest report released on May 3, …

EU, UN, several countries collect funds to aid earthquake-striken Afghanistan
1 year, 2 months ago

EU, UN, several countries collect funds to aid earthquake-striken Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Currently, the main needs are for emergency shelter, medical relief items, and access to safe drinking water and sanitation in an area that has been recently affected by droughts, it said Just a few days after one of the world’s deadliest earthquakes, which killed over 2,400 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the region, another powerful quake shook western …

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in humanitarian aid from the international community this year for nearly 24 million people in need, the U.N.'s humanitarian affairs agency said. Afghanistan is facing its third consecutive year of drought, its second year of severe economic hardship and the continued consequences of decades of war and natural disasters, the U.N. Office for the …

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in …

Donors pledge $7.5 billion for Turkey, Syria after quake
1 year, 9 months ago

Donors pledge $7.5 billion for Turkey, Syria after quake

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union and international donors on Monday pledged seven billion euros to help Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of the neighboring countries last month. “We have shown to the people in Turkey and Syria that we are supporting those in need,” said Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the …

US urges donors to give far more as Somalia faces famine
1 year, 10 months ago

US urges donors to give far more as Somalia faces famine

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia since 2015 urged the world’s distracted donors Sunday to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine, which she calls “the ultimate failure of the international community.” The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, heard perhaps the starkest warning yet about the crisis: Excess deaths during …

U.S. sets up Afghan relief fund with frozen central bank money
2 years, 3 months ago

U.S. sets up Afghan relief fund with frozen central bank money

LA Times  

President Joe Biden speaks about the end of the war in Afghanistan from the State Dining Room of the White House, Aug. 31, 2021, in Washington. A year after the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden administration said Wednesday it will transfer $3.5 billion in frozen Afghan central bank funds for humanitarian aid as hunger grips every province in …

UN says six million Afghans are at risk of famine as crises grow
2 years, 3 months ago

UN says six million Afghans are at risk of famine as crises grow

Al Jazeera  

The UN humanitarian chief has urged donors to restore funding for development in Afghanistan that was frozen when the Taliban took over a year ago, warning that six million people were at risk of famine. With more than 70 percent of Afghans living in rural areas, Griffiths warned that if agriculture and livestock production are not protected “millions of lives …

Biden announces nearly $3 billion in new Ukraine military aid for the years ahead
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden announces nearly $3 billion in new Ukraine military aid for the years ahead

LA Times  

President Biden announced Wednesday that he is sending $2.98 billion in new military aid to Ukraine that will enable forces there to fight for years to come. In a statement, Biden said the aid will allow Ukraine to acquire air-defense systems, artillery systems and munitions, drones and other equipment “to ensure it can continue to defend itself over the long …

Taliban say Afghanistan earthquake rescue efforts almost complete
2 years, 6 months ago

Taliban say Afghanistan earthquake rescue efforts almost complete

Al Jazeera  

Health ministry says aid has begun to arrive to the area affected by the earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people. Aid has started to arrive in a remote part of Afghanistan where an earthquake killed at least 1,000 people, as Taliban officials said the rescue operation was almost complete. — Abdul Qahar Balkhi June 23, 2022 “We call on …

UN: Afghans need $4.4bn to have enough to eat
2 years, 8 months ago

UN: Afghans need $4.4bn to have enough to eat

Al Jazeera  

UN head called for donations to stave off a crisis as he launched the UN’s biggest ever single-country funding drive. The head of the United Nations has said that Afghanistan needs $4.4bn to avoid a food crisis in the country, as he launched the UN aid office’s biggest-ever funding drive for a single country. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on …

World Bank backs using $1 billion in frozen Afghan funds for aid
2 years, 9 months ago

World Bank backs using $1 billion in frozen Afghan funds for aid

India Today  

The executive board of the World Bank on Tuesday approved a plan to use more than $1 billion from a frozen Afghanistan trust fund to finance urgently needed education, agriculture, health and family programs, the bank announced. The approach "aims to support the delivery of essential basic services, protect vulnerable Afghans, help preserve human capital and key economic and social …

World Bank approves $1bn to fund urgent needs in Afghanistan
2 years, 9 months ago

World Bank approves $1bn to fund urgent needs in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Funds will be disbursed through UN and aid agencies, bypassing the Taliban, to ease worsening humanitarian crisis. The plan, which will bypass sanctioned Taliban authorities by disbursing the money through United Nations agencies and international aid groups, will provide a major boost to efforts to ease the country’s worsening humanitarian and economic crises, the bank said on Tuesday. The approach …

Biden frees frozen Afghan billions for relief, 9/11 victims
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden frees frozen Afghan billions for relief, 9/11 victims

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an order Friday to free $7 billion in Afghan assets now frozen in the U.S., splitting the money between humanitarian aid for poverty-stricken Afghanistan and a fund for Sept. 11 victims still seeking relief for the terror attacks that killed thousands and shocked the world. But Biden’s order calls for banks to provide $3.5 …

Half of frozen Afghan funds will be aid for Afghans. The rest may go to 9/11 families
2 years, 10 months ago

Half of frozen Afghan funds will be aid for Afghans. The rest may go to 9/11 families

NPR  

Half of frozen Afghan funds will be aid for Afghans. The rest may go to 9/11 families When the Taliban took over Afghanistan last month, the U.S. treasury department froze $7 billion in Afghan government funds. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When the Taliban took over Afghanistan last year, the U.S. Treasury Department froze Afghan government funds that were held here in …

UN chief calls on Taliban to uphold women’s rights
2 years, 10 months ago

UN chief calls on Taliban to uphold women’s rights

Al Jazeera  

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also warned that ‘Afghanistan is hanging by a thread’ as millions of impoverished citizens struggle to survive. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also warned on Wednesday that “Afghanistan is hanging by a thread” as millions of impoverished citizens struggle to survive amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions. “We urge the Taliban to seize this moment and garner international trust and goodwill …

Explained: Why efforts to help Afghanistan is falling short
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained: Why efforts to help Afghanistan is falling short

Firstpost  

Aid groups and international agencies estimate about 23 million people, more than half the country, face severe hunger and nearly 9 million are on the brink of starvation Washington: As winter deepens, a grim situation in Afghanistan is getting worse. President Joe Biden said the US would continue to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after the withdrawal, which was set …

Taliban seeks greater role in distribution of Afghan foreign aid
2 years, 11 months ago

Taliban seeks greater role in distribution of Afghan foreign aid

Al Jazeera  

Taliban proposes joint body of its officials and international representatives to coordinate billions of dollars in planned aid. The Taliban administration that seized control of Afghanistan has proposed a joint body of its officials and international representatives to coordinate billions of dollars in planned aid. An abrupt withdrawal of foreign aid last year following a hasty exit by the United …

Taliban increase payment in wheat as economic crisis deepens
2 years, 11 months ago

Taliban increase payment in wheat as economic crisis deepens

India Today  

The Taliban administration said on Tuesday it was expanding its 'food for work' program, in which it uses donated wheat to pay thousands of public sector employees instead of cash as a financial crisis intensifies. Wheat, largely donated by India to the previous U.S.-backed Kabul government, is being used to pay 40,000 workers 10kg of wheat per day for working …

UN seeks $5B to aid millions of Afghans as country struggles
2 years, 11 months ago

UN seeks $5B to aid millions of Afghans as country struggles

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations on Tuesday launched its biggest ever appeal -- for over $5 billion to help 22 million Afghans whose country is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis and economic collapse as well as 5.7 million Afghan refugees in five neighboring countries. U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths, who called the campaign “the largest ever appeal,” …

UN seeks $5B to aid millions of Afghans as country struggles
2 years, 11 months ago

UN seeks $5B to aid millions of Afghans as country struggles

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths, who called the campaign …

U.S. Announces $308 Million In Aid For Afghans As Crisis Grows
2 years, 11 months ago

U.S. Announces $308 Million In Aid For Afghans As Crisis Grows

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday announced $308 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, offering new aid to the country as it edges toward a humanitarian crisis since the Taliban takeover nearly five months ago. White House national security council spokesperson Emily Horne said in a statement that the new aid from the U.S. Agency …

U.S. announces $308 million in aid for Afghans as crisis grows
2 years, 11 months ago

U.S. announces $308 million in aid for Afghans as crisis grows

The Hindu  

The White House has announced $308 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, offering new aid to the country as it edges toward a humanitarian crisis since the Taliban takeover nearly five months ago. White House spokesperson Emily Horne said in a statement on Tuesday that the new aid from the U.S. Agency for International Development will flow through independent …

US announces $308 million in humanitarian aid for people of Afghanistan as crisis grows
2 years, 11 months ago

US announces $308 million in humanitarian aid for people of Afghanistan as crisis grows

India Today  

The United States on Tuesday announced $308 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, offering new aid to the country as it edges toward a humanitarian crisis since the Taliban takeover nearly five months ago. White House national security council spokesperson Emily Horne said in a statement that the new aid from the US Agency for International Development will flow …

US to give additional $308m in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
2 years, 11 months ago

US to give additional $308m in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration to channel more funding to humanitarian groups as millions of Afghans face extreme hunger. The United States will donate an extra $308m in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, the White House has announced, bringing the total of US aid for Afghanistan and Afghan refugees in the region to nearly $782m since October. The aid will be channelled through the …

US providing $308 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
2 years, 11 months ago

US providing $308 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

CNN  

CNN — The US is providing $308 million in humanitarian aid for the people of Afghanistan, the National Security Council announced Tuesday, as well as additional Covid-19 vaccine doses. “The new humanitarian assistance by the United States Agency for International Development will directly flow through independent humanitarian organizations and help provide lifesaving protection and shelter, essential health care, winterization assistance, …

UN launches nearly $5bn aid appeal for Afghanistan
2 years, 11 months ago

UN launches nearly $5bn aid appeal for Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths appeals to the international community, saying ‘full-blown humanitarian catastrophe looms’ in Afghanistan. The United Nations has said it needed nearly $5bn in aid for Afghanistan in 2022, as the global body launched its largest ever humanitarian appeal for a single country to avert a humanitarian catastrophe. Griffiths said without humanitarian aid, distress, deaths, hunger and …

US issues ‘broad authorisatons’ to enable aid to Afghanistan
3 years ago

US issues ‘broad authorisatons’ to enable aid to Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

US Treasury issues licenses allowing American and UN officials as well as humanitarian NGOs to deal with the Taliban. The Biden administration issued what it called “broad authorisations” to ensure that the United Nations, American government agencies and aid groups can provide humanitarian relief to Afghanistan without running foul of sanctions against the Taliban. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign …

UNSC adopts resolution to provide aid to Afghanistan
3 years ago

UNSC adopts resolution to provide aid to Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

The resolution says aid will support ‘basic human needs’ and will not violate sanctions imposed on Taliban-linked entities. Such assistance supports “basic human needs in Afghanistan” and is “not a violation” of sanctions imposed on entities linked to the Taliban, it adds. “We appreciate it it can help Afghanistan’s economic situation,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said, adding he hoped the …

Taliban prepare new Afghan budget without foreign aid
3 years ago

Taliban prepare new Afghan budget without foreign aid

India Today  

Afghanistan's finance ministry under the Taliban government has prepared a draft national budget that, for the first time in two decades, is funded without foreign aid, a spokesman said. ECONOMIC CRISIS IN AFGHANISTAN Global donors suspended financial aid when the Taliban seized power in August and Western powers also froze access to billions of dollars in assets held abroad. The …

Is Afghanistan being cut off from the world?
3 years ago

Is Afghanistan being cut off from the world?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, December 14 at 19:30 GMT: Millions of people across Afghanistan are facing severe hunger nearly four months after the Taliban took power, a humanitarian crisis set to deepen with the onset of the approaching winter. The World Food Programme estimates that about 24 million people in Afghanistan – 60 percent of the country’s population – are facing “acute …

Aid official: Afghanistan’s crises get ‘progressively worse’
3 years ago

Aid official: Afghanistan’s crises get ‘progressively worse’

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan is being hit by multiple crises that are “progressively getting worse,” with drought, economic collapse and displacement all pushing the population into catastrophic hunger, a senior international aid official said Thursday. “Now it’s the converging of all those factors that is creating a major humanitarian crisis, which is progressively getting worse,” Matheou said. With the cut-off …

World Bank mulls sending humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
3 years ago

World Bank mulls sending humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

India Today  

The World Bank will consider a compromise plan to release humanitarian aid for Afghanistan by shifting funds intended for rebuilding efforts, a source told AFP Monday. The bank's management will discuss the proposal at an informal board meeting on Tuesday to re-direct funds from the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund "to support humanitarian efforts through UN and other humanitarian agencies with …

United States announces USD 144 million in humanitarian aid for people of Afghanistan
3 years, 1 month ago

United States announces USD 144 million in humanitarian aid for people of Afghanistan

India TV News  

The United States will provide USD 144 million in assistance to the people of Afghanistan who have been facing a grave humanitarian crisis under the Taliban, Secretary of State Tony Blinken announced in Washington. With this, the total American humanitarian aid in Afghanistan and for Afghan refugees in the region increases to nearly USD474 million in 2021, the largest amount …

US announces $144 million in humanitarian aid for people of Afghanistan
3 years, 1 month ago

US announces $144 million in humanitarian aid for people of Afghanistan

India Today  

The United States will provide $144 million in assistance to the people of Afghanistan who have been facing a grave humanitarian crisis under the Taliban, Secretary of State Tony Blinken announced here. The assistance will be provided directly to independent international and non-governmental humanitarian organisations, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations Children's Fund, International Organization for …

US, Taliban had 'productive' talks on humanitarian aid, says State Department
3 years, 2 months ago

US, Taliban had 'productive' talks on humanitarian aid, says State Department

India Today  

The United States and the Taliban had "productive discussions" on the issue of humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan during meetings in Qatar over the weekend, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday, describing the talks as "largely positive." Officials discussed humanitarian access during the two days of meetings between Taliban representatives and US officials including some from the intelligence community …

EU announces 1bn euro aid package for Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

EU announces 1bn euro aid package for Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

The bloc’s chief makes the pledge at a G20 summit addressing humanitarian and security situations in Afghanistan. The European Union has pledged a one-billion-euro aid package for Afghanistan, “to avert a major humanitarian and socioeconomic collapse”, the bloc’s chief Ursula von der Leyen has said. The money adds 250 million euros to a 300-million-euro sum the EU previously announced for …

US agrees to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan but refuses political recognition to Taliban
3 years, 2 months ago

US agrees to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan but refuses political recognition to Taliban

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US agreed to provide Afghanistan with much-needed humanitarian aid, but reiterated this was not an …

US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, say Taliban
3 years, 2 months ago

US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, say Taliban

India Today  

The US has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country’s new Taliban rulers, the Taliban said Sunday. READ: Taliban warns US not to 'destabilise' regime in face-to-face talks The Taliban said the talks held in Doha, Qatar, “went well,” with Washington …

Taliban welcomes US measure to allow humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban welcomes US measure to allow humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

Deccan Chronicle  

Kabul: The Taliban on Sunday welcomed the US recent measure of allowing the flow of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan welcomes the recent decision by US Treasury Department allowing US government agencies along with international and non-governmental organizations and banks to facilitate the flow of food and medicine to the …

Afghan aid operations expand, but most people still hungry: United Nations
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghan aid operations expand, but most people still hungry: United Nations

India TV News  

The reach of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan is increasing since the Taliban took over the country last month, but only a fraction of the people have enough to eat, a UN spokesman said. "The UN Humanitarian Air Service is operating flights, almost daily, to different provinces and including to Kabul," said Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio …

UN: In war, 16 million Yemenis 'marching' toward starvation
3 years, 3 months ago

UN: In war, 16 million Yemenis 'marching' toward starvation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. David Beasley said Wednesday at a high-level meeting on …

With foreign funds frozen, Afghan aid groups stuck in limbo
3 years, 3 months ago

With foreign funds frozen, Afghan aid groups stuck in limbo

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A month after the fall of Kabul, the world is still wrestling with how to help Afghanistan’s impoverished people without propping up their Taliban leaders — a question that grows more urgent by the day. “It’s probably not a long-term solution, but the hawala system has been helpful for a long time,” Marianne O’Grady, CARE’s …

With foreign funds frozen, Afghan aid groups are in limbo — and Afghans are in crisis
3 years, 3 months ago

With foreign funds frozen, Afghan aid groups are in limbo — and Afghans are in crisis

LA Times  

Money exchangers negotiate in the Sarai Shahzadah, Kabul’s exchange market, where the U.S. dollar is a common trading currency. “It’s definitely still possible to meet the basic needs of Afghans without rewarding the government with broader economic assistance and diplomatic recognition,” said Lisa Curtis, former South and Central Asia director of the U.S. National Security Council. “It’s probably not a …

Taliban thanks world for emergency aid, urges US to show 'heart' towards Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban thanks world for emergency aid, urges US to show 'heart' towards Afghanistan

Firstpost  

A donor conference in Geneva on Monday saw countries promise a total of $1.2 billion in aid for Afghanistan, which was taken over by the hardline Islamist group last month in a lightning offensive that took retreating US troops by surprise. Kabul: The Taliban on Tuesday thanked the world for pledging hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency aid to …

Donors pledge $1.2 billion in emergency funds for Afghans
3 years, 3 months ago

Donors pledge $1.2 billion in emergency funds for Afghans

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The United Nations drummed up more than $1.2 billion in emergency pledges Monday for helping 11 million Afghans facing an escalating humanitarian crisis in their homeland and millions more elsewhere in the region as the U.N. human rights chief voiced concerns about the Taliban’s first steps in establishing power in the beleaguered and impoverished country. He said the …

The Latest: UN says $1.2B pledged to help Afghans in need
3 years, 3 months ago

The Latest: UN says $1.2B pledged to help Afghans in need

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief says $1.2 billion has been promised to help Afghans facing a growing humanitarian crisis in the country and millions in the region, calling the pledges “an important step” toward helping the needy. He says the meeting showed solidarity with the Afghan people but adds that “Afghanistan faces a long and hard road ahead” …

More than $1b pledged as UN warns Taliban rule sees Afghan women face 'new and perilous phase'
3 years, 3 months ago

More than $1b pledged as UN warns Taliban rule sees Afghan women face 'new and perilous phase'

ABC  

More than $US1 billion in aid has been pledged for Afghanistan, following warnings from the United Nations that the country is in a "new and perilous phase". Key points: The UN says the Taliban's actions, including house-to-house searches, violate its promises Rights chief Michelle Bachelet says women are being "progressively excluded" from public life Domestic flights have resumed out of …

Donors pledge $1bn in aid for Afghanistan as UN warns of crisis
3 years, 3 months ago

Donors pledge $1bn in aid for Afghanistan as UN warns of crisis

Al Jazeera  

UN chief Antonio Guterres says money is needed for critical food and livelihood assistance amid dwindling supplies in Afghanistan. Speaking to Al Jazeera in Geneva, UN humanitarian coordinator Martin Griffiths said the UN wanted to make sure the money went directly to humanitarians on the ground who are delivering services to the Afghan people, calling the situation “very dire”. “Sustained …

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