Biden administration announces $308 million of humanitarian funding to anti-humanitarian Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Welp. The cost of the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan just increased by $308 million:

Today the U.S. announced $308 million in new humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan and a million new COVID vaccine doses provided through #COVAX (totaling 4.3M doses). We remain the single largest donor of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.https://t.co/Ds7oMSNJaV

— Emily Horne (@emilyhorne46) January 11, 2022

Do they really think the Taliban will make sure this money gets to where it’s needed?

White House announces $308 million in new humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, concerns over how much winds up in Taliban hands

— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) January 11, 2022

This brings the total to $782 million since October 2021:

White House NSC: “The U.S. is announcing a new contribution of more than $308 million in humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan. This brings total U.S. humanitarian aid in Afghanistan & for Afghan refugees in the region to nearly $782 million since October 2021.” pic.twitter.com/4DfdGKKe7o

— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) January 11, 2022

What are we even doing?

Hey, it takes money to maintain $85 billion in advanced US weaponry https://t.co/Rira0ZJayk

— Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) January 11, 2022

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