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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No, the IMF and World Bank are financial terrorist organisations that would destabilise Afghanistan further
@95KK3SJ3yrs3Y
No, but they should give money to NGOs in support of Afghani families.
@94DJM3F3yrs3Y
Not if they are currently acting against human's rights
@93RMBW33yrs3Y
No, instead funding should be offered to relief/aid organisations to ensure money can be used to help the innocent citizens instead of funding a dictatorship
Yes, but only to citizen services, not military.
Dependent on certain parameters
@92HFC9Q3yrs3Y
Yes, providing we support their aims.
@92FPQDZ3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if certain concessions are made
@9297JMY3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if they agree to help citizens with the money.
@924SMD43yrs3Y
Yes, only if they abide by human rights laws
@8YWRLHC3yrs3Y
The taliban needs the money to run their country properly and to allow it to function however the money given to them is not used properly and is distributed incorrectly and not given to those who will really need it.
No, the World Bank and IMF should work to deliver aid directly to the people of Afghanistan, to ensure it is distributed effectively and fairly.
@8YWFS8P3yrs3Y
No, but western governments should provide food & medical aid to help alleviate the famine.
@8YW9WV43yrs3Y
In cases where necessary yes
@97NVHLB2yrs2Y
Yes, but make sure it helps the people living there and does not go staight into the government's pocket
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