U.S. Asks 'Who Will Save Afghans?' After Decades of Saving Them From Themselves
The UN warns 17 million Afghans face acute food insecurity, a humanitarian catastrophe reported by Al Jazeera. What they, and most Western media, consistently gloss over is the two decades of 'nation-building' that preceded this collapse. The US spent over $2.3 trillion in Afghanistan, including $147 billion on reconstruction and aid, much of which vanished into corruption while prioritizing
military objectives over sustainable development. (Source: Costs of War Project, Brown University) One might charitably assume the architects of this particular humanitarian disaster would take some responsibility. Instead, after freezing $9 billion in Afghan central bank assets post-withdrawal (Source: The White House), the U.S. now offers 'condolences' and belated aid, effectively starving a
population for the sins of its government (which the U.S. fought for 20 years). It's almost as if the 'war on terror' was less about liberation and more about creating a convenient new poverty market for aid organizations. How many more countries will be 'saved' into destitution before the pattern becomes undeniable?