Afghanistan Peace CampaignAbdul Latif Nazari, the deputy minister of economy, told TOLOnews that such threats have no impact on the decision-making of the caretaker government.
In response to Donald Trump’s recent statements about the US sending billions of dollars in aid to Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate has stated that the caretaker government in Afghanistan is not dependent on international aid.
Abdul Latif Nazari, the deputy minister of economy, told TOLOnews that such threats have no impact on the decision-making of the caretaker government.
He further added: “The Islamic Emirate is a completely independent system in all aspects, especially in the economic sector, and has never been dependent on foreign aid. Therefore, such threats will have no impact on the decision-making policies of the Islamic Emirate.”
Yesterday, Donald Trump, the former US President, stated that aid to Afghanistan would continue only if the Islamic Emirate returned US military equipment. He said that the United States provides billions of dollars in aid to Afghanistan annually, which should be conditional on the retrieval of US military assets.
Trump stated: “Do you know that we pay billions of dollars a year? You know this? Does everyone know this — to Afghanistan? Do you know that? And I say if we are gonna pay billions of dollars a year, tell them we are not going to give them money unless they give back our military equipment that these poor, stupid people allowed for them to have. So we will give them a couple of bucks — we want the military equipment back.”
Meanwhile, some experts believe that humanitarian aid should not be politicized.
Shams Rahman Ahmadi, an economic analyst, told TOLOnews: “If global aid to Afghans is reduced in the future, more problems will arise, and we will not be able to prevent our economic crisis.”
Previously, Donald Trump made similar statements regarding the provision of billions of dollars in aid to the Islamic Emirate, which were rejected by the Islamic Emirate.