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EU PULLS AFGHANISTAN FUNDING, WILL ONLY WORK WITH TALIBAN IF HUMAN RIGHTS
RESPECTED

Published Wed, Aug 18 20219:14 AM EDTUpdated Wed, Aug 18 202110:11 AM EDT
Silvia Amaro@Silvia_Amaro
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Key Points
 * “No payments are going on to Afghanistan right now. No payments of
   development assistance until we clarify the situation,” the EU’s Josep
   Borrell said.
 * In November, the EU had promised to donate 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion)
   over the next four years in long-term and emergency assistance.
 * The crisis in Afghanistan raises questions about the EU’s influence around
   the world, its relationship with the United States and ultimately how it will
   deal with any influx of refugees.

Afghans continue to wait at Kabul International Airport as thousands of Afghans
rush to flee the Afghan capital of Kabul, on August 18, 2021.
Anadolu Agency | Getty Images

LONDON — The European Union has suspended development funding to Afghanistan
after the Taliban seized control of the war-torn country . 

The news comes as European leaders focus on evacuating Europeans from Kabul, as
well as Afghans who have helped the bloc over the past two decades.



Germany and Finland announced Tuesday that they were stopping development aid
for the time being. Later in the evening, the EU’s foreign affairs chief
confirmed the wider move to stop funding.

“No payments are going on to Afghanistan right now. No payments of development
assistance until we clarify the situation,” the EU’s Josep Borrell said.

“We have to see first what kind of government the Taliban are going to
organize,” he told reporters.

The EU promised in November to donate 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion) over the
next four years in long-term and emergency assistance. These funds were
conditional on Afghan authorities preserving democratic pluralism, the rule of
law and human rights.


READ MORE ON THE DEVELOPMENTS IN AFGHANISTAN:

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Last year, Germany pledged 430 million euros in civilian assistance between 2021
and 2024 on the basis that a peaceful resolution to the civil war would take
place. The United States at the time also committed to spend $600 million in aid
to Afghanistan for 2021, according to data from Deutsche Welle.


> The Taliban have won the war.
> Josep Borrell
> EU foreign affairs chief

Data from the U.N. humanitarian aid coordination agency showed that even before
the advance of the Taliban in recent weeks, some 18.4 million people were in
need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. Borrell stressed during the
press conference that the funds being suspended were different from humanitarian
aid, which the EU intends to keep providing.

Arsla Jawaid, an analyst at consultancy Control Risks, told CNBC on Tuesday that
the Taliban are likely to form a government that includes non-Taliban members
“in order to keep financial and foreign assistance lines open.”


NOT OFFICIAL RECOGNITION

The crisis in Afghanistan raises questions about the EU’s influence around the
world, its relationship with the United States and ultimately how it will deal
with any influx of refugees.

For the time being, Borrell said, it’s crucial to develop dialogue with the
Taliban to ensure that evacuations from Kabul are successful.

“We have to get in touch with authorities in Kabul … whatever they are. The
Taliban have won the war,” he said, while adding that this “is not a matter of
official recognition, it is a matter of dealing with (them).”

After a meeting of foreign affairs ministers, Borrell said in a statement: “The
EU calls on all parties in Afghanistan to respect all commitments made and to
pursue further an inclusive, comprehensive and enduring political solution. The
protection and promotion of all human rights, in particular those of women and
girls, must be an integral part of these efforts and women should be supported
and able to contribute fully to this process.”

In their first press conference since taking Kabul, the Taliban claimed that
women’s rights will be respected “within the framework of Islamic law” — a vague
parameter given the extreme interpretation of the religion that the group is
known for.

The head of the Afghan central bank, Ajmal Ahmady, who has fled the country, has
detailed how it’s unlikely that the Taliban will manage to get hold of the
former government’s $10 billion in assets.


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