Islamic Emirate Refutes Allegations of Interference in UN Aid Efforts

The Ministry of Economy of the Islamic Emirate has rejected the recent remarks of Donald Trump’s national security advisor, stating that the Islamic Emirate is not involved in UN aid and contracts.

Abdul Latif Nazari, the Deputy Minister for Technical Affairs at the Ministry of Economy, emphasized that not only does the Islamic Emirate not interfere, but it also facilitates international organizations (like the UN) in delivering aid.

“The Ministry of Economy of the Islamic Emirate strongly and firmly rejects the recent remarks of the US national security advisor. We have had no involvement in the aid distribution process or UN contracts. The Ministry of Economy has always provided greater facilitation for international aid,” Nazari told TOLOnews.

Previously, Mike Waltz, Donald Trump’s national security advisor, had claimed that the Islamic Emirate plays a role in decision-making regarding contracting companies, particularly those working with the United Nations, and stated that there is evidence to support this.

Waltz also spoke about the support of the chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee for reviewing US foreign aid to Afghanistan. He added that the American people do not support the transfer of more than $3 billion to the Islamic Emirate through UN contractors.

“I don’t think the American people support 3 billion plus dollars going over to the Taliban through a series of UN contractors that only allow the Taliban to then play winners and losers with who supports them and who gets punished with them on the ground. And we have documented evidence after documented evidence that that’s the case. And yet we want just kind of, we don’t want studies and commissions. The president wants action, and that’s what he’s getting,” stated Mike Waltz.

“Given the current situation, our country is unfortunately experiencing an economic crisis. If foreign aid is reduced or cut off, it will directly worsen the crisis,” Economic analyst Abdul Zahoor Madbar said.

Additionally, some Afghan citizens argue that considering the high levels of poverty and unemployment, humanitarian aid is a dire necessity for Afghanistan.

“People are poor and helpless. If this aid stops, you can see for yourself in some parts of Kabul that people have turned to begging,” said Mohammad Mosa, a resident of Kabul.

“International organizations should not cut aid to Afghanistan under the current circumstances because every Afghan, every Muslim, is facing some kind of challenge,” stated Taza Gul, another resident of Kabul.

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Following Donald Trump’s entry into the White House, he signed an order suspending US foreign aid for 90 days.

However, his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, later announced that critical aid to Afghanistan would be exempt from this suspension, though US assistance would continue based on national interest.

This news is sourced from [Tolo News] and is for informational purposes only.