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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They should, but they should make sure somehow that the financial aid is going towards humanitarian aid rather than the oppression of people and the financing of the Taliban's military.
Yes, but only for humanitarian purposes
@932TYW52yrs2Y
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund should be abolished.
I agree with the final statement. That the Taliban Government shouldn't be recognized by foreign governments. Not exactly ignoring what they do but not supporting them in a way that forces them come to the table, with a plate in hand.
@C1v1cCordial8mos8MO
Take an defeated the Russians in the 1980s and the US on the 2010s.
If we can’t beat them who can?
Please share more information, your stance is very general.
Please share more information about your argument or stance on the subject. I'm not sure what you are talking about or arguing about. Please provide more information on the subject such as links or text. I am of a much younger generation, and I was not born during the 1980s. I've also been out of high school for quite some time. I believe the statements you have made are very general and does not provide enough information or details.
@8Z7F73C2yrs2Y
Yes if they promise to protect women’s rights.
@97LF8F61yr1Y
Yes, but only if they qualify for aid and show proof of where the money is going.
@97LCWGH1yr1Y
Yes, but only if the financial aid contributes to civilian and humanitarian issues
@97LCHWV1yr1Y
If they do not, they will seek other methods of procuring the resources they want, including causing instability in the region by raiding or invading others.
Financial services, such as banking or loans with the appropriate collateral, should be allowed, but financial aid is a separate issue.
@97LC9RW1yr1Y
No, with hopes of being able to provide humanitarian aid to the people, not the government
@97L95MH1yr1Y
No, but release the money that belongs to the country. While the Taliban have taken over, it is the people of Afganistan that are suffering.
@97L2LVR1yr1Y
No, spend the money on relocating the people stuck in a war they didn’t ask for.
@1andonlymikusGreen1yr1Y
Yes, as long as the funds and aid are used for the people of Afghanistan and do not support dictatorial policies and human rights violations.
@97KXRFQ1yr1Y
Yes, but ensure that it is used for domestic infrastructure and to help it's citizens and not on military
@97JMGXV1yr1Y
Aid should be conditional of the improvement of human rights
@97GMJBQ1yr1Y
Monitor where the money is spent
@97GMG86Progressive1yr1Y
Yes as long as they uphold basic human rights and meaningful social policy
@97GLS5Y1yr1Y
No, provide aid to the people.
@97GJQLG1yr1Y
Yes, as long as they implement human rights in their country, and their people are happy with their governance via popular vote.
@97GBKR91yr1Y
No, but provide resources instead (food, medicine, etc.)
Yes, with human rights conditions
@97GB8281yr1Y
Not unless they can provide a substantial paper trail proving the funding goes where they claim.
Should provide financial aid to groups helping people in Afghanistan
@97D4TND1yr1Y
No, but Afghan assets should be unfrozen
@97CWTN6Independent1yr1Y
@97CMQFV1yr1Y
They should at least find a way to aid citizens.
@97C7NHT1yr1Y
No, there should be no aid or help to the Taliban.
@97C3ZPH1yr1Y
Only if that government makes solid commitments regarding freedom and human rights
@97BRPG81yr1Y
No, and we should end all diplomatic relations with Afghanistan until they advance beyond the Middle Ages
@97BN32WRepublican1yr1Y
No, and the U.S. should withdraw from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
@97BLQNK1yr1Y
Yes, blocking financial aid is only hurting the Afghan people and starving them
@2LDZV6QIndependent1yr1Y
Yes, with strict oversight
@97BG83JIndependent1yr1Y
Only directly to its citizens
@977X7SZ1yr1Y
No, countries should be able to deny funding to countries/governments that actively negatively contribute to issues that affect the public.
@977X4251yr1Y
If it's absolutely necessary
@977VWSV1yr1Y
they should give some money, but not a lot
@974M5Y81yr1Y
I think that they should get some money at first and if they show they can be responsible then we should give them more money over time.
@977KXGZ1yr1Y
Yes, but only in material help, so they can't use financial capital to fund terrorist plots
@9778N8K1yr1Y
Yes, but ONLY with the conditions that the taliban respect human rights, particularly the rights of women.
@976SKCW1yr1Y
No, they are a rogue terrorist state that wants nothing more than to destroy the United States. Why should we give them money?
@976S3BR1yr1Y
Yes, at low but increasing amounts depending on the Taliban's proving they will support their country regardless of religion.
@976RSZX1yr1Y
This is irrelevant to American politics as we have no direct control over either of those entities.
@976QKXZ1yr1Y
Yes, only if there is a way to ensure it goes to the people of Afghanistan.
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