Washington Doesn’t Assist Taliban, Says US State Department Spokesperson
Matthew Miller, the US State Department spokesperson, denied Washington's financial support for the Taliban during a press briefing.
Matthew Miller, the US State Department spokesperson, denied Washington's financial support for the Taliban during a press briefing.
He dismissed the possibility of the Taliban accessing US aid to Afghanistan as incorrect and told reporters that the US does not financially assist the Taliban.
On Monday, July 22, during a press briefing, the US State Department spokesperson did not respond to a reporter's question regarding the weapons left behind by the US in Afghanistan but stated, "When it comes to the US funding of the Taliban, no, we flatly do not fund the Taliban."
Recently, SIGAR reported that the US State Department has failed to review the activities of institutions using $293 million in US aid to Afghanistan.
This body mentioned that the Taliban might have benefited from these funds.
SIGAR stated that the United States has provided over $17 billion in aid to Afghanistan since August 30, 2021.
The US policy after withdrawing from Afghanistan has focused on engagement with the Taliban, and so far, there has been no indication of a willingness to support military forces opposing the Taliban.
However, US citizens are against financial aid to the Taliban, and recently thousands, mostly US citizens, have signed a petition to cut financial assistance to the Taliban.
On Tuesday, Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban's Foreign Minister, criticised the international community and neighbouring countries, stating that it is "laughable" that the world only issues orders but does not cooperate.
Without mentioning the millions of dollars in aid from the US and the international community to Afghanistan over the past three years, he said that the international community and neighbouring countries have not fulfilled their responsibilities towards Afghanistan.
