The American senator demanded to stop aid to Afghanistan
| A member of the US Senate presented a bill and announced that the US should stop aid to the United Nations in Afghanistan. |
According to the regional office of Tasnim news agency, “Marco Rubio, a member of the US Senate, has presented a bill demanding the suspension of US aid to the United Nations in Afghanistan.
He added that it should be ensured that the Taliban government has access to this aid. It does not.
According to “Fox News”, this bill, if approved, would prohibit the United States from “any voluntary or assessed aid” to the United Nations to help Afghanistan. It also obliges the Secretary of State of this country to ensure that the Taliban government is not able to use this aid before resuming aid. Rubio stated: “American taxpayer dollars should not be used.” be used for the benefit of terrorist organizations. Unfortunately, we are seeing this scenario play out today. Until we are sure, we should refrain from helping the United Nations”. million dollars of the World Food Program for urgent aid to Afghanistan
He said that according to the proposed bill, the US Secretary of State has a special duty to ensure that no terrorist organization receives US aid.
that the Taliban government has repeatedly denied the claim of interference in the distribution of aid.
On the other hand, according to the UN report, this year more than 23 million people in Afghanistan needs humanitarian aid.
This institution has requested three billion dollars in funding to address the needs of these people.
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