This assistance will be facilitated for one year. But the international community wants the Taliban, in power since this summer, not to take advantage of it.
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The UN Security Council adopted, on Wednesday, December 22, unanimously, a resolution proposed by the United States which facilitates humanitarian aid for one year to Afghanistan, on the verge of economic collapse, hoping that the Taliban will not profit from it.
The resolution states that “the payment of funds, of financial assets” like “the provision of necessary goods and services” To answer to the “basic human needs in Afghanistan”, are “authorized” and “do not constitute a violation” sanctions imposed on entities linked to the Taliban, which reacted by saluting “a good step” forward with this resolution.
The adoption of this text represents a first step for the United Nations with regard to Afghanistan, ruled since August by the Taliban and where millions of people are suffering from famine. It aims to reduce the risk of an influx of refugees fleeing poverty to countries neighboring Afghanistan and to address a need for increased assistance, as noted by the United States.
In an attempt to ensure that aid will go to the Afghans and that the Taliban will not benefit from it, the resolution calls for a review of the basic humanitarian relief exemption after twelve months. During the negotiations, France and India had however insisted that the duration of the resolution be only six months, according to diplomats.