US seen funding Afghan humanitarian aid, but not the Taliban
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UN set to discuss aid for Afghans amid warning of humanitarian disaster and as Taliban prepares to form new government.
The US Congress is expected to finance the United Nation’s humanitarian work in Afghanistan, but is unlikely to directly fund a new Taliban-led government, according to US officials, as the world body prepares to discuss aid for the war-torn country. UN chief Antonio Guterres is traveling to Geneva to convene a high-level conference on aid for Afghanistan on September 13. Since the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, the US had set aside an estimated $130bn for security, governance and development and humanitarian needs in Afghanistan.More Related News