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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Deleted2yrs2Y
Yes, for humanitarian aid.
@8ZYQ3FR3yrs3Y
yes, but for the one that qualify and actually uses it towards school and important things
@8ZVVCMT3yrs3Y
Yes, but if there is proof of injustice taking place in Afghanistan then revoke it.
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, but the United States should lift all sanctions on them
@9334YP33yrs3Y
No, the US should not only leave the World Bank and the IMF, but declare anyone employed by them outlaws and issue warrants for their arrest and bounties for their capture, dead or alive. In addition, the the US should sanction all member countries.
@93GS9ZW2yrs2Y
Yes, if they make all their transactions for the Afghan people
Deleted2yrs2Y
No, Taliban is authoritarianism.
Deleted2yrs2Y
No, Taliban Afghanistan is authoritarianism country.
@8Z598CX3yrs3Y
I do not have enough knowledge on this topic to answer the question
@4T6MX6Z2yrs2Y
Yes, but only on the conditions that the Taliban liberalize the country.
@558YLXV2yrs2Y
If these funds are part of a process to stabilize and modernize Afghanistan and the Taliban do not engage in unprovoked aggression against their neighbors.
@clbcarman3yrs3Y
Yes. And with no privatization strings attached. And no sanctions! Nobody supports the Taliban, but letting children starve is worse. YouTuber BadEmpanada made a good video about this.
@48T6V4V3yrs3Y
No, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund should be dismantled and replaced with anti-colonial cooperative institutions
@4XD28G73yrs3Y
I don't believe it is our responsibility to provide aid for other countries, especially those that are tyrannical.
@94267X22yrs2Y
No and abolish both the world bank and the international monetary fund
@925J4Q83yrs3Y
depends on the amount that will be given
@8ZK5HYT3yrs3Y
No, and we should not give aid to any foreign governments
@93GCYWX2yrs2Y
No, but they should provide aid to humanitarian efforts in the area.
@92JXK3J2yrs2Y
Try to work towards peace with the Taliban and ensure that they respect the Afghan people whilst allowing them to reign. I do not like their policies but I believe their reign can be more beneficial to the Afghans than democracy, as monarchs and authoritarian leaders have worked in other Islamic states.
@9242PWT3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as the money goes directly to the people not related to the Taliban. Money given to the Taliban should be limited or completely reduced either way.
@JaamesWJ3yrs3Y
No, abolish the World Bank and International Monetary Fund
@8SFDLS63yrs3Y
No, not until the government meets international standards regarding basic human rights and democracy.
@8YLB9QX3yrs3Y
Yes, in ways that would ensure humanitarian efforts to its citizens.
@2TXP8NB3yrs3Y
Yes, but only domestic spending to improve the lives of their people, no money should go to purchasing or manufacturing weapons.
@2PFH3VC3yrs3Y
Sanctions should be lifted as they hurt the Afghan people, but the IMF and World Bank are neoliberal bodies that should be abolished
@4DJR8YJ3yrs3Y
Yes, but without recognizing the Taliban
@6M77WVV2yrs2Y
Fund the people, not the Taliban.
@6TD492H2yrs2Y
Yes as long as there are standards that they have to meet
@6TTPNW63yrs3Y
Yes, but only if they meet certain human rights requirements.
@7KD4Z5Q2yrs2Y
No, not until further financial transparency has been established and publicized by the regime
@HannahEli60063yrs3Y
Yes, if it is guaranteed that the money will go towards the people of Afghanistan and not 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
@8NVXWB23yrs3Y
No, and I don't support the World Bank or IMF
@8PD23XN3yrs3Y
No, but humanitarian AID should be provided in other ways
@8T83KJZ3yrs3Y
No. And the WB and IMF should be abolished.
@8VHBC3L3yrs3Y
The Taliban is the legitimate government, so yes.
@8WZKS5D2yrs2Y
They should provide aid directly to the Afghanistan people and not the Taliban government.
@92BG2S63yrs3Y
Yes, but only to restore the country for the sake of citizens, and the funding is not used for human rights violations
@9324D723yrs3Y
No, any aid should go directly to the people of Afghanistan rather than the Taliban.
@93CS3TH2yrs2Y
No, we should not provide financial aid for foreign entities with ideals different than ours.
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