US Pledges $64 Million in Aid to Afghanistan, Promises to Respect Sanctions

US Pledges $64 Million in Aid to Afghanistan, Promises to Respect Sanctions
Students are seen in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 14, 2021. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The United States has promised to send about $64 million more in aid to Afghanistan, pledging to respect sanctions on the Taliban terrorist group that now controls the country.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of State are sending the aid through independent organizations like United Nations agencies and non-governmental groups to “provide life-saving support directly to Afghans facing the compounding effects of insecurity, conflict, recurring natural disasters, and the COVID-19 pandemic,” USAID said in a statement on Monday.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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