Trump USAID cuts hit Afghan Women

It is a bad mark for borh of them Norah. Trump for going rogue in negotiating terms and for removing the bulk of the personnel so quickly and Biden for not listening to his Generals at the time.

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It is a bad mark for borh of them Norah. Trump for going rogue in negotiating terms and for removing the bulk of the personnel so quickly and Biden for not listening to his Generals at the time.

Agreed.

Perhaps I poorly stated my thought. I never meant to blame Preisdent Biden, horrible things happen in war situations. I assume the whole Afghanistan debacle stretches back to GWBush.

I agree. There is plenty enough blame to go around, even all the way back to GW Bush.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y071kxwn8o.amp

I have many Adghani friends .
Has Trump any idea what it's like to be an Afghani woman today ?
I doubt it .
And judging by the sad look of resignation on Melania's face -he isn't exactly a joy to live with .

Does Trump know how they live? Probably

The problem is he doesn't care. He is incacapable of caring about anyone other than himself and money.

My heart goes out to these woman. They are desperate to do what most women take for granted. I do hope someone steps in and helps them. Life for Afghan woman must be torture every day. It’s like them going back to the the dark ages before education was the norm.

Surely there are charities which assist women like these....or sponsorship. I don't see why the education of foreign women should be paid for by Western countries. If people feel strongly about it, they should give to the appropriate charities.
Actionaid helps to educate children in poorer countries through sponsorship. We get enough ads on the tv highlighting these causes, so there's no excuse for not helping if you wish to.

I think its maybe possible this very particular high profile group may be able to find help elsewhere

however

USAID cuts are going hit many humanitarian projects some which offer humanitarian aid for the desperate, or projects which help countries by giving people skills to help themselves (broadly speaking) or valuable world projects like infectious disease containment research.

There's a sad, regrettable, backward trend in the US cuts which turns away from us being "citizens of the world" - when they are the richest country towards isolation, not caring, and short sightedness.