That indicates the White House’s military retreat has empowered Russia even as President Joe Biden steers billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine against Vladimir Putin, who he announced: “cannot remain in power.”
“Russia is probably providing aid to the Taliban to develop relations further and persuade decision-makers in Kabul to address Moscow’s security concerns,” a joint DHS, DOS, and USAID Inspector General report announced, stressing that Russia has, for instance, donated 17 tons of medical aid to the Taliban’s Ministry of Defense.
Afghanistan has long been a chess piece in games between Washington and Moscow. In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to back a Communist government there. It took possession of much of the nation for a decade, a significant event of the Cold War.
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China decided to accept the diplomatic credentials of Taliban reps and permit them to operate the Afghan Embassy in Beijing, likely out of a desire to “gain influence with the Taliban,” the report announced. Noting the Department of State, it stated China wants to connect Afghanistan to China with a railroad “and is also concerned about Afghanistan harboring terrorists and Chinese separatists. In its effort to deepen relations with the Taliban, the PRC government has promoted business opportunities in Afghanistan to PRC businesses, including in the natural resources sector.” It added that China “openly provided humanitarian aid directly to the Taliban.”
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It stated the U.S. has provided over $567 million in humanitarian assistance to independent organizations — not the Taliban — yet Taliban orders restrict the efficacy of that money. Even as it fights over access to $3.5 billion in its central bank, it has doled out “punitive measures” to NGOs pouring assistance into the country, and at least four aid workers were detained on allegations of corruption when their organizations resisted Taliban restrictions, it announced.
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“The Taliban earlier this year revived a policy framework from the Ghani administration called the ‘Monitoring and Control Plan of NGOs.’ If implemented fully, the plan would essentially turn NGOs into quasi-government agencies, allowing the Taliban to review and approve their activities, according to a draft of the plan,” it went on.
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The Taliban has discouraged programs meant to deter violence against women, and has demanded that female international aid workers be accompanied by a male chaperone, making it hard to staff the roles and demanding them ” to budget for travel, daily living expenses, and accommodations for male chaperones to accompany female staff members to training, workshops, and project site visits.”
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