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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No
@95GYDX22yrs2Y
why would you say this? dont you know the issues going on?
@93TM7X62yrs2Y
No, abolish the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
@984WR861yr1Y
Only if the money goes to the Afghan people who need it.
@97WDKK81yr1Y
No, abolish the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund and imprison their officials
@97V8RHQ1yr1Y
only if the funds are actually managed to aid the country and not used fund arms deals and corruption scandals
@97BCWQB1yr1Y
Yes, but with very close oversight and specific rules for its use. With severe punishment for breaking said rules.
@97B88MQConservative1yr1Y
No, Because The World Bank Should Be Abolished
@96QS8932yrs2Y
Why are we giving money to the taliban?
@93CDZZ82yrs2Y
If all the horrible things I hear about the Taliban are true, then NO !!!
@93C2Z7P2yrs2Y
Yes, as long as there is oversight to ensure the funds are being used for the betterment of the Afghan people.
@93BYJHP2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if regulations and oversights are in place to assure that the money is spent to the benefit of the people in Afghanistan
@939DQHJ2yrs2Y
Yes, but to residents of Afghanistan, not the government.
@9397M9J2yrs2Y
Make sure taliban can’t touch it
@93793W4New Democratic2yrs2Y
financial aid should be provided to the taliban government if human rights are being protected
@932ZRYN2yrs2Y
Only if women's rights are reinstated
@92W29CRNew Democratic2yrs2Y
The taliban government should be denied financial aid unless they show respect to human rights
@92SP3YV2yrs2Y
If there are transparent records of how the money was spent, and went for human rights purposes, then yes.
@92PQBJW2yrs2Y
All the countries that bombed and destroyed that country should be liable. IMF is NATO's loan shark. By making countries liable for the destruction of their targeted countries, might make them reconsider destroying sovereign nations.
@92PM7QJ2yrs2Y
Yes, but for specific things and only after certain conditions are met.
@92MFGRB2yrs2Y
Yes, But ONLY if they follow human rights code, and guarantee equal and fair treatment of its citizens, ie. Women, LGBTQ+, etc...
@92M689Y2yrs2Y
No, only to non-profits that are in Afghanistan
@92GKDTK2yrs2Y
Yes but only of the respect human rights
@95YP78N2yrs2Y
This question is baiting the responder to show favour for the Taliban, who until recently were counted among our enemy combatants
No, and in fact they should have sanctions against them.
No, because the World Bank and IMF are exploitative institutions, instead there should be greater support for domestic Afghan government services.
@94CPRD62yrs2Y
Yes, as long as third party audits are done
@94BHNP52yrs2Y
Yes, but must be closely monitored and used for humanitarian aid only to prevent famine and increase healthcare to all.
@94BCJHRConservative2yrs2Y
Yes, but as long as audits are done to show how the money is spent
@93VNXBJ2yrs2Y
no, the Taliban government is like dictatorship forced on peole and violating their rights,.
No, because the Taliban government stems from a terrorist organization that has ideals and beliefs that disregard human rights and take actions that are too extreme and violent. Does not matter how 'official' they have become.
@9262JRB2yrs2Y
No, only to international aid organizations
@9222SRD2yrs2Y
Yes because there are innocent people starving their
@8ZSJL5B2yrs2Y
No, abolish the WB and IMF.
Only if they reduce their human rights violations.
@8YZQW4Z2yrs2Y
Dismantle the World Bank and IMF
@95HFV5B2yrs2Y
They should be treated as any other developing country or country in their position.
@959XMKJ2yrs2Y
No, we should help the people not governments
yes, as long as the Afghanistan would struggle to make up for it after
@9566Y5P2yrs2Y
if the taliban government id recognised as an official government then yes
@8ZHT8YP2yrs2Y
oui , mais à petite échelle.
@8ZFGTW42yrs2Y
Yes, if they agree to a human rights rules of law
@8Z7DWC92yrs2Y
No, and abolish the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
@8Z5PS4Y2yrs2Y
Yes. The citizens are not the government and from what I have seen they are currently trying to support their people (not saying i support the taliban)
@8YXJYTN2yrs2Y
why the hell would they do that...
@8YX98K52yrs2Y
Don’t have sufficient knowledge to answer
@8YX8TTP2yrs2Y
I am very uninformed on this I dunno
@95GT7Z62yrs2Y
yes, they should because the civilians of Afghanistan are facing a major crisis. people have lost jobs and their businesses and are facing a major humanitarian crisis because of the collapse of the so-called new government.
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