Kabul : Taliban administration that seized control of Afghanistan proposed a joint body of its officials and international representatives on Wednesday to coordinate billions of dollars in planned aid.
it was not clear whether United Nations And foreign governments would support any such agreement because it would drastically increase access to international funding by the Taliban, whose officials have been sidelined by sanctions.
The sudden withdrawal of foreign aid last year after a hasty exit from the US and Taliban victory in August Rapid rise in food prices and widespread hunger left Afghanistan’s fragile economy on the verge of collapse.
Western sanctions aimed at the Taliban also blocked access to basic supplies of food and medicine, although they have been eased since exemptions were passed by the UN Security Council and Washington in December.
On Tuesday, the United Nations sought $4.4 billion from donors Humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in 2022 and the White House announced it would donate an additional $308 million.
“The goal of this committee is to facilitate humanitarian assistance to the international community and to coordinate at a high level to distribute aid to those in need,” Abdul Salam Hanafi, the acting deputy prime minister of Afghanistan, told a news conference in Kabul. ,
“We ask the international communities that they should use government capabilities for their aid goals.”
Foreign governments, facing warnings that millions could starve as the economic crisis intensifies, are increasing humanitarian aid but are eager to remain free of government interference.
A spokesman for the Afghan Finance Ministry said the proposal for the joint body would be discussed with the United Nations in the next 24 hours.
Alkabarov, the UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, told Reuters that UN agencies were already communicating their requirements for aid to the Taliban.
Her top position has reached across the country including female staff members.
it was not clear whether United Nations And foreign governments would support any such agreement because it would drastically increase access to international funding by the Taliban, whose officials have been sidelined by sanctions.
The sudden withdrawal of foreign aid last year after a hasty exit from the US and Taliban victory in August Rapid rise in food prices and widespread hunger left Afghanistan’s fragile economy on the verge of collapse.
Western sanctions aimed at the Taliban also blocked access to basic supplies of food and medicine, although they have been eased since exemptions were passed by the UN Security Council and Washington in December.
On Tuesday, the United Nations sought $4.4 billion from donors Humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in 2022 and the White House announced it would donate an additional $308 million.
“The goal of this committee is to facilitate humanitarian assistance to the international community and to coordinate at a high level to distribute aid to those in need,” Abdul Salam Hanafi, the acting deputy prime minister of Afghanistan, told a news conference in Kabul. ,
“We ask the international communities that they should use government capabilities for their aid goals.”
Foreign governments, facing warnings that millions could starve as the economic crisis intensifies, are increasing humanitarian aid but are eager to remain free of government interference.
A spokesman for the Afghan Finance Ministry said the proposal for the joint body would be discussed with the United Nations in the next 24 hours.
Alkabarov, the UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, told Reuters that UN agencies were already communicating their requirements for aid to the Taliban.
Her top position has reached across the country including female staff members.
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