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An informal settlement on the outskirts of Kabul
[EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid]
THE US was warned to “return to the Afghan people the money that has been stolen from them” amid sharp clashes at the UN security council on the eve of the first anniversary of US withdrawal.
The UN called on Monday for $770 million (£650m) to help Afghans through the winter, warning that 19 million are facing acute food insecurity.
Most development aid was withdrawn from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, and US President Joe Biden seized $7 billion (£6bn) in frozen Afghan assets, putting half in a UN trust fund and handing the rest in compensation to families of victims of the 9/11 terror attacks.
Washington plays innocent bystander while pouring weapons and intelligence into Ukraine, just as it enables the Gaza genocide — but every US escalation leaves Ukraine weaker than the neutrality deal rejected in 2022, argue MEDEA BENJAMIN and NICOLAS JS DAVIES
