Under the latest economic summit that took place in Turkmenistan, several Asian countries have vowed to provide economic assistance and relief Afghanistan. Some of these countries include Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey, which plan to help prevent the economic and social collapse of Afghanistan. These nations, which are all primarily Islamic, have the citizens in mind, which have struggles since the Taliban took over earlier this year. By providing relief in the form of aid, investment, and other resources, these countries plan to bring badly needed physical and social infrastructure, which would in turn spike foreign direct investment.
The pressure on Afghanistan to accept these aid efforts and attempt to form a legitimate state is heavy. Given fashion in which the US pulled out of Afghanistan, it is highly unlikely that the US would provide centralized aid in any fashion. Along with this, other western nations have the memory of a terrorizing Taliban fresh in their mind, so a united global outreach is very unlikely.
Source: https://news.yahoo.com/asian-leaders-economic-summit-vow-185744122.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAClRtJ-r4HRKBE9Y1GThAiFb98NbFn9ltjo0nbOj5rD5JwZF7dfvrxqeSX5BsAhBGWhRe_e7V5_FvP8f9Vg1ra7dDPGRSbh0ymqwEDz_yYvmbtjT7uvPdOj_WOyo__yOABrP_TohydzlCleO6dF1BYbsM2lsJlFx6m2YR2xI-dDx
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It is interesting to hear that several Asian countries are providing aid to Afghanistan through means of aid, investment, and other recourses. It would be hard to make sure that this aid is actually getting to the citizens of Afghanistan and not just going to the Taliban and used for their wants and needs. I would be interested to research what exact type of aid is being given to Afghanistan and how they are making sure that it is the citizens receiving this aid.
Afghanistan has very heavily relied on foreign aid in the past and now it it is not receiving that aid from the countries that used to provide it, it is good to see that other Asian countries are stepping up and helping. especially because most of the people in Afghanistan live under the poverty line and this aid could mean their survival.
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