There is a proverb in Afghanistan that says, “The one who feeds, commands.” This may not be entirely true in the case of the de facto Taliban regime that rules but does not provide food for an overwhelming majority of Afghans who are suffering from hunger.

"This is a sign that the Biden administration recognizes the enormity of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan but feels constrained in addressing it due to concerns about political optics at home. The legal basis for using a portion of the Afghan central bank's reserves to compensate 9/11 victims ...

As winter approaches, humanitarian watchdogs are sounding the alarm over the increasingly likely possibility of mass starvation across Afghanistan, a deeply impoverished nation whose economy plunged into a tailspin after the United States' withdrawal of troops in August. David Beasley, the executive...

Sarah Rose is a policy fellow at the Center for Global Development (GIF). Her work, as part of the Center’s US Development Policy Initiative, focuses on US government aid effectiveness. Previously, Rose worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Mozambique as a spec...