The Biden administration has been grappling with how to provide aid to the Afghan people without directly giving monetary assistance to the Taliban government.
The U.S. ousted the Taliban from leadership in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and fought to keep it that way, but the Taliban returned in force as the U.S. was pulling out of the nation to end the 20-year war.
Faced with the growing humanitarian crisis, the Treasury Department is now easing some of the restrictions regarding Afghanistan. It will be issuing special licenses that will permit the U.S. government, international organizations like the U.N. and nongovernmental organizations to work in the nation and provide humanitarian assistance despite the sanctions.
"The United States is the largest single provider of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan," Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo in a statement."We are committed to supporting the people of Afghanistan."
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