World Bank suspends aid to Afghanistan

Washington-Sana

The World Bank announced the suspension of its aid to Afghanistan after the Taliban armed movement seized power in it, indicating that it was looking at the same time ways to continue supporting the Afghan people.

"We have suspended payments in the context of our operations in Afghanistan and we are closely monitoring and assessing the situation," a World Bank spokeswoman told AFP, expressing concern about the situation in Afghanistan and its repercussions on the country's development prospects, especially for women.

The spokeswoman did not clarify the value of the payments that the World Bank was scheduled to pay before the Taliban seized power in Kabul, knowing that the Bank was financing about 20 development projects in Afghanistan.

Since 2002, the World Bank has provided Afghanistan with a total of 3.5 billion dollars, the bulk of which is in the form of grants.

It was due to make a final payment of aid to Afghanistan under a program approved on November 6, 2020, totaling $370 million.