The United States (US) provided $11.21 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and Afghan refugees since August 2021, according to the latest SIGAR report on Friday.
“The United States has appropriated or otherwise made available $11.21 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and to Afghan refugees, this includes nearly $2.63 billion in US appropriations for Afghanistan assistance, largely for humanitarian and development aid, and $3.5 billion transferred to the Afghan Fund that could be used to recapitalize Afghanistan’s central bank and for related purposes,” the report said.
In addition, the US obligated more than $5.08 billion in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for the Department of Defense to transport, house, and feed Afghan evacuees.
The US also continues to respond to humanitarian crises in Afghanistan as they evolve.
This quarter, Pakistan’s government initiated its “Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan” with the intent to deport all undocumented Afghans, up to 1.3 million people.
Some 493,000 Afghans have returned to Afghanistan since September, either through deportation or coercion, straining existing resources.
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