The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reported that Afghanistan has been receiving an average of $80-M about every 2 weeks over the past three months.
This comes as Afghanistan continues to face numerous challenges, including the shrinking of the Afghan economy.
Currently, under Taliban rule, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said that Afghanistan’s economy has contracted by 27% since 2020.
69% of Afghans lack access to basic necessities with seven out of ten Afghans struggling to procure food, healthcare, and employment.
Amid the worsening situation in the country, SIGAR said that financial aid is being given and stored in private banks under the united nations’ accounts to benefit the Afghan people.
“The state department told SIGAR last quarter that UN cash shipments–averaging $80 million each–arrive in Kabul every 10-14 days. According to Unama, all cash is placed in designated UN accounts in private banks; no cash is deposited in Central Banks or provided to the Taliban,” according to SIGAR.
But according to Tolo news report, the Taliban said that the financial aid that is delivered to Afghanistan through the UN is spent on education, health, and development projects in the country.
“The aid given by the countries is implemented through international institutions in Kabul; this money is available to them, and the Islamic Emirate does not benefit from this money,” Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban Spokesperson, said.
Since August of 2021 when the United States left, the humanitarian situation has worsened in Kabul with the Russia-Ukraine conflict aggrevating the situation.
