A senior Taliban diplomat urged the international community to aid Afghanistan’s recovery during a meeting in Kabul on Sunday, emphasising the destruction caused by decades of conflict.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Shir Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai called on the United Nations and international NGOs to provide support to Afghanistan in the form of technical help, economic development initiatives and agricultural cooperation.

He particularly addressed countries that were previously militarily involved in Afghanistan, claiming they have a moral obligation to help rebuild the country based on the Doha Agreement.

Stanekzai indirectly pointed to Nato countries that took part in US-led operations, claiming that for 20 years these countries bombed Afghanistan and conducted military missions that led to fatalities and destruction of the country.

“Cooperate with Afghanistan in all fields, especially in politics, economy, agriculture and medicine, so that Afghanistan reaches self-sufficiency,” he said.

The United States and the Taliban signed a peace agreement in Doha that led to the ending of the US occupation of Afghanistan and the subsequent return to power of the Taliban in August 2021.

Since then, the Taliban government has been seeking international recognition and aid, while also facing criticism over its governance practices. As a result, no country has officially recognised the Taliban government yet.

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  • MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml
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    1. Do you care about people living in destitution or not? If you do, why punish them for their government?
    2. The puppet government the U.S. propped up had no internal legitimacy, as evidenced by it disintegrating before the U.S. had even fully left the country. You shouldn’t skate on terrorizing a country for 20 years because your agreement to help recovery was made with the sham government you assembled, that no one in the country actually wanted.
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      It seems like giving money to religious fundamentalists who treat women like cattle is probably not the best use of international aid.

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        So the answer to the first question is “no.”

        “We had to starve the women in order to save them.”

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        Actually, those regions of the world are exactly the kinds of places where international aid is needed the most. You aren’t going to be giving international aid to a place that has all its chickens in order because such a country will be doing fine on its own.

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          In the theoretical sense, you are right. But the big question is how do you give aid to those that need it in a country that is run by people who treat women as cattle.

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            By giving aid to those that need it regardless of whose in charge. And Muslim women aren’t cattle, even in extreme regressive versions of Islam. This shows an inherent misunderstanding of why the repressive rules were created, which will lead to failure in understanding how to correct it.

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              See we tried that too. Problem is the Taliban soaks up all the aid then uses the resources imbalance to reinforce their authority, which is then also blamed on the US.

              Muslim women aren’t cattle

              Can’t speak in public

              Can’t be seen in public

              Can’t drive

              Can’t read

              Can’t receive an education

              Can’t divorce their husband owner.

              This shows an inherent misunderstanding of why the repressive rules were created

              The same reason Christians cook up asinine bullshit, because religious is deeply poisonous to a society. Fuck your reasons.