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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Udayana on January 17, 2022, 10:36:39 PM

Title: Afghan crisis
Post by: Udayana on January 17, 2022, 10:36:39 PM

Terrible report on Afghan famine on ITV news.

US / West not providing  aid as banking system collapses.

Title: Re: Afghan crisis
Post by: The Accountant, OBE, KC on January 18, 2022, 11:20:21 AM

It's awful. Taliban took over and not surprisingly there were concerns about funding a regime that was trying to erase women.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58325545

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/01/18/afghanistan-taliban-deprive-women-livelihoods-identity

The Taliban are now apparently paying workers with wheat received as aid for the people. Taliban expands 'food for work' programme.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59961671

Title: Re: Afghan crisis
Post by: Udayana on February 11, 2022, 09:02:06 PM

More idiocy from Biden:

As millions starve he releases some of their money but with a giveaway to victims of the terrorism they had nothing to do with, and the perpetrators of which they are still oppressed by.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/11/biden-7bn-frozen-afghan-reserves-taliban