8am: Abdul Habib highlights the Taliban’s interference as a key factor in the decrease of aid distribution to vulnerable citizens by the United Nations. He reveals that the Taliban exert considerable effort to ensure that a significant portion of the aid reaches their own families. According to him, during aid distribution programs, they often encounter
NPR: NPR interviewed six Afghan aid workers from five Afghan provinces. They shared experiences of the Taliban attempting to divert foreign aid to their members through bullying, threats of legal action and even violence. The interviewees, who requested their locations be kept discreet, span four provinces in both the north and the south. Click here
8am: Eligible citizens are voicing their grievances about the distribution process of humanitarian aid. Reports indicate that these organizations have only received five percent of the requested budget for humanitarian assistance from the global community. In addition, the recent statement by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) highlights that the Taliban’s misappropriation of
By Mansoor Khosrow Fayeza Ibrahimi Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 8, 2023 Ghulam Haider has depended on food and cash handouts from international aid agencies in order to survive. He is among the millions of people who have received lifesaving aid in Afghanistan, where the Taliban’s takeover in 2021 worsened a devastating humanitarian crisis
Tolo News: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said that there were 133 access incident reports in January 2023. The report said that the US State Department told SIGAR, “Taliban interference in aid operations—including attempts to influence beneficiary selection and staff recruitment, and pressuring organizations to share sensitive data, such as beneficiary information—has
AP: Organizations face security risks and harassment at Taliban checkpoints, unannounced Taliban visits to NGO offices, repeated requests for information on work plans, budgets, operations, and personnel, and demands for increased involvement in project decision-making and implementation. Click here to read more (external link).
CBS News: “We have to serve the families of the Taliban police commanders, governors and other people who they ask us to serve specifically,” one aid worker at UNHCR told CBS News on the condition of anonymity. “Once a Taliban governor told one of our subcontracted aid agencies that 15% of the aid must go
Al Jazeera: The head of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has decried a lack of transparency from United States agencies that he said has made it impossible to determine if aid allocated to the people of Afghanistan is instead “currently funding the Taliban”. Sopko also accused the Taliban of diverting funds away
Khaama: The U.N. says that if it cannot convince the Taliban to permit local women to work for the organization, it is ready to make the “heartbreaking” decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. Earlier this month, the U.N. local female aid workers were banned while the Taliban authorities reacted to the organization’s decision, referring to it
8am: According to reliable sources in Ghor province, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has suspended its activities in this province. Sources told Hasht-e Subh that UNICEF suspended its activities in Ghor on Wednesday, April 12. Reportedly, UNICEF’s activities in the province were suspended after the Taliban seized aid distributed by the organization from the