Sen. Marco Rubio speaks with members of the media on Feb. 28, 2024, at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The secretary of state, under the measure, would specifically be tasked with ensuring that U.S. funds are not included in cash shipments to the country and no "specially designated global terrorist organization" is a recipient of these contributions.
VANCE LEADS BILL TO ADDRESS US MUNITIONS AND READINESS AMID UKRAINE AID BATTLE
Reports last year from U.S. government watchdogs montioring aid to Afghanistan following the American military withdrawal revealed that the Taliban has managed to infiltrate many charities and other bodies in order to siphon money for its own profit. According to a report from the U.S. Institute of Peace, which was commissioned by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Taliban has influenced "most U.N.-managed assistance programming."
Taliban fighters sit on the back of a pickup truck as they stop on a hillside in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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In May 2023, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including the chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, penned a letter to the U.N. secretary-general raising concerns over a mandate from the Taliban barring women from working for nongovernmental organizations (NGO) or the U.N. The group rejected the notion of male-only humanitarian aid implementation.
However, it is unclear what kind of support Rubio's measure will garner, as it would halt any Afghanistan assistance to the U.N. from the U.S. if the Taliban is benefiting, thereby also preventing civilians from accessing the aid.
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