The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), in its 66th report to the US Congress, highlighted President Trump’s directive to suspend US aid for 90 days. According to the report, the “Taliban’s” interference in humanitarian aid distribution and the ban on women work...
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U.S. aid staffers worldwide are scrambling for answers and starting to pack up households or pull their children from school.
President Donald Trump's foreign aid pause has forced a suspension of flights for more than 40,000 Afghans approved for special U.S. visas, a leading advocate and a U.S. official said on Saturday. Most of those stranded are in Afghanistan and the rest are in Pakistan, Qatar and Albania...
He said 642 people died in Afghanistan and Iraq "fighting for Britain alongside our allies", adding: "We will never forget their bravery and their sacrifice." His pointed remarks - which did not mention the US directly - focused on the conflicts fought alongside the US follo...
What began as an effort to coordinate foreign assistance and counter Soviet influence now provides aid to 130 countries. Its top recipients are Ukraine, Ethiopia, Jordan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Syria. ...
government has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as it nears economic disaster, it did not signal formal recognition of the Taliban as the country's new rulers following weekend talks in Doha, Qatar. Taliban delegates meet with Qatar delegates in Doha, Qatar on Oct. 9, 2021. ...
The report follows Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they align with his policy goals. According to the report, the U.S. has spent nearly $3.71 billion in Afghanistan since withdrawing from the country in 2021. Most of that has gone ...
Thousands ofAfghanswho worked directly for or on behalf of the US government in Afghanistan have been cut off from critical resources and face huge uncertainty over whether they’ll be able to travel to the United States following moves by the Trump administration tohalt foreign aidand bar feder...
Refugees arrive at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, after being evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on August 27, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images CNN — Refugees who were slated to travel to the United States after a years-long...