The Taliban told reporters they want more US money after Joe Biden gave them $64 million in US taxpayer dollars and $85 billion in US military weapons.
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It’s not enough.
Taliban officials are meeting with China, Pakistan, Qatar and Iranian officials this week.
Pakistan’s ambassador Mansoor Ahmad Khan & China’s Wang Yu met newly appointed Foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi today.
Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Thani was the first to meet with PM Hasan Akhund & his cabinet two days ago.#Taliban #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/PbzpWAZ8Q4
— Asfandyar Bhittani (@BhittaniKhannnn) September 14, 2021
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The New York Post reported:
The Taliban on Tuesday thanked the international community for pledging more than $1 billion in emergency aid to Afghanistan — and called on the US to donate more.
Amir Khan Mutaqi, the foreign minister in Afghanistan’s new Taliban-run Cabinet, asked Washington to show appreciation for the militant group allowing the US to complete its massive evacuation effort.
“America is a big country, they need to have a big heart,” he said at a press conference.
Muttaqi’s comments came a day after the United Nations said that $1.2 billion in humanitarian assistance had been promised to Afghanistan, with some $64 million coming from the US.
