Why Is Afghanistan Sending Aid to Gaza? -- Ali M Latifi, Vice News
When the Afghan government announced last week that it was sending $500,000 “in a show of sympathy to the people of Gaza,” many here and abroad wondered if a nation still reliant on aid — and suffering rising civilian casualty rates — should be providing financial assistance to others.
For some, the announcement was a positive step, showing that Kabul was ready to do its part to help others in need. Hasan, a middle-aged Kabul resident, was supportive of the decision taken by a senior committee headed by President Hamid Karzai.
“They need the help. They are suffering,” Hasan said of the hundreds of Palestinians killed since Israel began its latest air and ground assault earlier this month.
Hasan, a white-bearded man who makes $300 a month doing odd jobs around the capital, said the government wouldn’t give away funds that it didn’t have. “They have hundreds of millions coming in, let them use some of that for good,” he said.
According to World Bank estimates, Afghanistan received more than $6.7 billion in foreign aid in 2012, the bulk of which came from the US.
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My Comment: Stories like this one always makes me want to tear my hair off.
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Time to leave Afghanistan.
We did our best.
Pakistan, Iran, Russia, China and India can deal with the fallout. The first two countries did everything in their power to support terrorists groups and hurt the reconstruction. Time for them to reap.
The Afghans really do not want to face the Russians again. They might think they do, but they read history wrong.
The CIA should steal the money the Karzai clan siphoned off (stole) from American aid to Afghanistan. Then see if the Gulf states welcome them with open arms.
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