With $7 billion of Afghan assets currently frozen in U.S. is especially well positioned to help relieve Afghanistan of the resulting severe liquidity crisis. Withdrawing foreign financial assistance and freezing financial reserves in the wake of the Taliban seizure of power crippled an economy that had grown accustomed to having three-quarters of the government budget covered by foreign donors. It is generally agreed that the fastest and most effective way of addressing Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis is by putting money in the hands of the people. led all countries in its humanitarian assistance, committing $774 million in aid between August 2021 and July 2022. Working though international agencies and non-government organizations to provide food and many basic services, the U.S.
While some of the worst fears of mass starvation and refugee flight have thus far not materialized, they have been averted only through an international community intervention in which the U.S. withdrawal helped trigger a major food crisis for a country chronically in need of international humanitarian assistance. finds itself unable to shake off its long encounter with Afghanistan.
Now, a year after the Taliban seized power, the U.S. departure and having left loyal Afghans to the mercy of the Taliban but felt that it was time for Afghans to begin sorting out their own issues.
BRIAN MAY LAST HORIZON TABS FREE
American policymakers were now thought free to refocus their attention and resources on global theaters with greater strategic value. had finally been freed of the heavy military and financial burdens assumed in its failed efforts to secure and nurture a flawed democratic government. engagement in Afghanistan, came as a great relief to most Americans. The departure of the remaining American military personnel and diplomatic staff from Kabul, which closed the curtain on a two-decade-long U.S.
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