The US is providing $308 million in humanitarian aid for the people of Afghanistan, the National Security Council announced, as well as additional Covid-19 vaccine doses.
The humanitarian assistance and vaccines come months after the US completed its military withdrawal from the country. The Biden administration has also faced pressure to take action as the country faces a dire humanitarian crisis.
In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, a group of House lawmakers advised the administration to release frozen Afghan funds"to an appropriate United Nations agency to pay teacher salaries and provide meals to children in schools, so long as girls can continue to attend.
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