Should the World Bank and International Monetary Fund provide financial aid to the Taliban government in Afghanistan?
After the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021 the Taliban seized control of the country. In response the International Monetary Fund and major international donors to the country blocked the Taliban’s access to billions of dollars in charitable bank accounts. More than half of Afghanistan’s annual $5 billion budget is from foreign aid. Despite its puritanical brand of Islam, the Taliban controls the world’s largest opium operation, earning about $460 million a year from taxes on the sale of heroin moving through their territories alone, the U.N. says.…
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Yes but it has to be conditional based on them spending it on the people. Ideally bypass the Taliban and give it directly to the people
No, they’re a terrorism organisation that just so happens to now control the country. We should not support the Taliban nor it’s government
@96KT6HS1yr1Y
I think that it should only go to people who arent in the Taliban or tied to the Taliban those because if we do nothing people will die
@96JVF5W1yr1Y
Only in Haseul is chill with it
@966YWRS1yr1Y
Yes, but with a large number of stipulations they must follow to get the monetary aid.
@95WWV4M2yrs2Y
Only if they show commitment to women’s rights and religious freedom
@feptember2yrs2Y
Yes, only if the taliban agrees to be more diplomatic.
@939DLK32yrs2Y
@9272HBJ2yrs2Y
Yes, if they allow women to study
@926W9LD2yrs2Y
Not until they stop violating human rights
@925DXGTConservatives2yrs2Y
No, and Australia shouldn't be involved in either organisation.
@9352ZTN2yrs2Y
Yes, and it should directly be utilised by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, and not left to the Taliban Government directly. If the Taliban Government does not accept this, then they can do without.
Support other means to provide aid to the Afghani people
@93456WC2yrs2Y
No, unless the Afghan government have requested assistance.
Yes, provided this aid can be guaranteed to go to the citizens themselves rather than be siphoned off by elites.
@92ZDPT62yrs2Y
aid should provided to those who cannot escape immoral percicution
Only if The Taliban government correctly funds schools for all genders , infrastructure ect and provide there citizens with quality of life.
@92X7DYX2yrs2Y
Only if the funds are for the benefit of the people
@92WG3JC2yrs2Y
No, but find a way to help the people living there without helping the government.
@92VGK922yrs2Y
Yes, with strict conditions on where it is spent, education etc, and only with provisions on women's and children's rights are met.
No, as this will promote other countries terrorist organisations to overthrow their current government or party is power.
@92SFTTQ2yrs2Y
They should be wiped out
We should stay out of this
@92N6PSW2yrs2Y
Yes, only if they meet United nations human rights
@92LVLNG2yrs2Y
Yes but only where funds can be fully traced and accounted for to prevent corruption
@92JYQ9X2yrs2Y
Only for humanitarian purposes
Only if the money doesn’t change hands with the Taliban
@92CMCM72yrs2Y
Yes, but only if they follow international law and do not spur human rights violations.
@92BMWV72yrs2Y
Only if we can be sure that the funds go to the innocent public for food etc, not to line the pockets of the terrorist government
@929XVV52yrs2Y
Yes, provided they adhere to the democratic rules-based international order that created such institutions.
No, but other nations should not feel discouraged in eocnomically cooperating with the Taliban/Afghanistan regime.
@9294HWC2yrs2Y
Yes, as long as it follows sanctions fitting any agreements in the United Nations
@92747G32yrs2Y
Yes, and provide observers to monitor the use of the funds
@8ZZMGMG2yrs2Y
yes, after fair and open democatic elections and after proving no human rights violations
@92H2WL42yrs2Y
Only if they instate back female right
There has to be certain targets that the Taliban government must achieve to demonstrate that they will deliver on funding effectively. Once this is demonstrated they should be assisted.
they should provide aid directly to the innocent Afghanistan people who are in need, whilst ideally bypassing the Taliban
@8YWMRGYIndependent2yrs2Y
No, but they should deploy Food Aid to starving Afghans
@8YWHZZZ2yrs2Y
@92LTWLD2yrs2Y
This question confuses me.
@92D5WZG2yrs2Y
Yes, so long as the money is confirmed to only go to those poor people who need it for food and medical care.
@92CM67W2yrs2Y
What they choose to do is their business
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