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Are Western Wealthy Countries Determined to Starve the People of Afghanistan?

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Afghanistan's economic and humanitarian crises are a direct result of the cutoff of $8 billion in annual aid to the country. The U.S. government has spent $2.313 trillion on its war efforts, but only $145 billion on the reconstruction of the country's institutions.

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Are Western Wealthy Countries Determined to Starve the People of Afghanistan?

On January 11, 2022, the United Nations (UN) Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths appealed to the international community to help raise $4.4 billion for Afghanistan in humanitarian aid, calling this effort, “the largest ever appeal for a single country for humanitarian assistance.” This amount is required “in the hope of shoring up collapsing basic services there,” said the UN. If this appeal is not met, Griffiths said, then “next year …

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