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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@974X2Z72yrs2Y
They should, but they should make sure somehow that the financial aid is going towards humanitarian aid rather than the oppression of people and the financing of the Taliban's military.
@97QP67C1yr1Y
Yes, but only for humanitarian purposes
@932TYW52yrs2Y
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund should be abolished.
@Scoopeso 9mos9MO
I agree with the final statement. That the Taliban Government shouldn't be recognized by foreign governments. Not exactly ignoring what they do but not supporting them in a way that forces them come to the table, with a plate in hand.
@8Z7F73C2yrs2Y
Yes if they promise to protect women’s rights.
@97LF8F62yrs2Y
Yes, but only if they qualify for aid and show proof of where the money is going.
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