The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has stated that the Taliban are diverting humanitarian aid for their own benefit through coercion and in collusion with certain United Nations officials.
Reuters, on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, cited SIGAR, reporting that these findings were based on information from nearly 90 current and former U.S. officials, U.N. officials, and other sources, including citizens of Afghanistan residing in the country.
The report indicates that the Taliban control the distribution process by determining which aid organizations can operate, directing U.S.-funded aid to predominantly Pashtun communities, preventing access for minority groups, and extorting workers from aid organizations.
Reuters reported that an employee of an Afghan aid organization, who contributed to the report, was killed for exposing the transfer of food aid to a Taliban military training camp. The identity of the perpetrators remains unknown.
According to the report, from August 2021 to April 2025, Afghanistan received $10.72 billion in international aid, of which $3.83 billion came from the United States.
SIGAR also cited sources claiming that U.N. officials demand bribes from companies and aid organizations for contracts with the organization, and the Taliban collude with these officials, sharing the illicit proceeds among themselves.
The United Nations has not yet responded to the report, and Reuters noted that it could not independently verify the allegations raised.
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گزارش سیگار: طالبان با زور و تبانی کمکهای بینالمللی را منحرف میکنند
