The White House said Tuesday it will provide $308 million in new humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, as the country teeters toward a full-scale humanitarian crisis and economic collapse under the Taliban.
In addition, the U.S. will send 1 million additional COVID-19 tests to the country, which has been in a tailspin since the Taliban government took over following the U.S. military withdrawal in August.
The new assistance will come from the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) and flow through
independent humanitarian organizations, White House spokeswoman Emily
Horne said in a statement. It will be used to provide shelter, health
care services, winterization assistance, emergency food, aid, water,
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