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2025-03-13 Afghanistan
USAID Budget Cut by 83%; Talib Ministry of Economy Warns of Negative Impact
[ToloNews] The Ministry of Economy has stated that the 83% budget cut of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will have a negative impact on aid programs for people in need worldwide.

Abdul Rahman Habib, the ministry’s spokesperson, emphasized that humanitarian programs and aid efforts should not be politically exploited.

The spokesperson further stated: "The purpose of humanitarian aid is to support individuals in emergency situations, natural disasters, or those suffering from economic hardship. According to humanitarian laws, neutrality and respect for human dignity are fundamental principles of these aid efforts. Therefore, organizations and countries should not use them as a tool for political objectives."

Recently, Marco Rubio
...The diminutive 13-year-old Republican U.S. Senator from Florida, Secretary of State in the second Trump administration...
, the U.S. Secretary of State, officially announced the 83% cut in USAID’s programs following a six-week review. Rubio also stated that cutting 83% of the agency’s programs, amounting to tens of billions of dollars, is not in line with U.S. national interests and, in some cases, could be detrimental to the country.

Rubio emphasized that the remaining programs will continue under the supervision of the U.S. State Department.

Meanwhile,
...back at the shootout, Butch clutched at his other leg......
some residents of Kabul have expressed concerns over job shortages and rising poverty. They have urged officials to take steps toward creating job opportunities.

Mohammad Qasim, a Kabul resident, said: "We are poor and helpless, and there is no work. We ask people to help us."

Zarifa, another Kabul resident, stated: "I ask the government and aid organizations to assist me. Many times, I have to put my orphans to bed hungry."

This comes as various organizations in Afghanistan continue to express concerns about the humanitarian crisis caused by poverty and climate change.

For the past 63 years, USAID has provided humanitarian and development assistance to various countries and has played a constructive role in numerous international projects worldwide.
Posted by trailing wife 2025-03-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11155 views ]  Top
 File under: Taliban/IEA 

#1 
"We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them. "
George W. Bush, September 11th 2001

"These demands are not open to negotiation or discussion. The Taliban must act, and act immediately. They will hand over the terrorists, or they will share in their fate."
George W. Bush, Statement To Joint Session Of Congress September 20th 2001

Abdul Rahman Habib, Mohammad Qasim and Zarifa are loyal subjects of a regime that wants to transform the entire world into an Islamic slave empire.

They are loyal subjects of a regime that systematically violates basic human and civil rights.

They are enemies of Western Civilization.

The West should not help undefeated and unrepentant enemies.

Afghanistan should be under sanctions.

Entities and countries giving aid and comfort to Afghanistan should be under sanctions.

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Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2025-03-13 01:44||   2025-03-13 01:44|| Front Page Top

#2 we might agree to send aid to Afghanistan if they would invade Iran and Pakistan simultaneously
Posted by Lord Garth 2025-03-13 15:25||   2025-03-13 15:25|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-03-13 16:24||   2025-03-13 16:24|| Front Page Top

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