Aid Shipment to Afghanistan Cancelled Due to Anti-Terrorist Law

International Development Minister and Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada Minister Harjit Sajjan rises during Question Period, April 4, 2022 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Two containers of food bound for Afghanistan have been cancelled by a Canadian aid agency because of a law banning any dealings with the Taliban.

World Vision says it has been forced to cancel a large shipment of “therapeutic food,” which it said could have fed around 1,800 children.