White House announces $308M in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

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Source: The Hill

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced plans to send an additional $308 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan as the country nears economic collapse five months after the Taliban takeover.

The White House also noted that the administration is sending 4.3 million total COVID-19 vaccine doses to the country.

Last month, the Treasury Department moved to ease restrictions on some humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan that allows the U.S. government as well as international and humanitarian organizations to distribute more aid to the country without running afoul of sanctions on the Taliban and the Haqqani network, both of which are designated terrorist organizations.

The action was intended to help pay Afghan teacher salaries and support other development projects directly benefiting the Afghan people.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/589138-white-house-announces-308m-in-humanitarian-assistance-to-afghanistan

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Gee ~ I wonder how much of this will actually get where it's intended and needed?

[leftyladyfrommo]

1. Good. 20 million are facing starvation this winter.

People are selling their children to get money to feed the rest of their family.

[Lovie777]

2. Hopefully there is a contract/agreement that these funds to reach the needy . . .

Not banking on it yet, but the USA did keep their promise/contract/agreement with the new f'ed up government re: Taliban. I've been reading other so called pro-Democratic sites and the far left and right have coupled togather to bash Pres. Biden and calling him .....

Incompetent.

[dalton99a]

3. No matter what, some asshole is going to get richer

even if it's flour and cooking oil

I assume there is supervision of the distribution

[lapfog_1]

4. so $15 per person

will you spend yours on food, water, or heat?

That is, if the Taliban doesn't spend it on ammunition.

[Nasruddin]

5. At best

This is probably throwing money away.
At worst, it's more bullets for the Taliban.

[Bayard]

6. Chris Hayes

On his show last night, said the U.S. government needs to release the $9B in Afghanistan assets they are withholding. If that happened though, I don't think the Afghan people would see much of it.