Humanitarian aid alone will not lead the Taliban to respect thepeople of Afghanistan or to allow the freedoms necessary forlong-term recovery. In the long run, overthrowing the Talibanregime and replacing it with a government that respects economicand political freedom is the most important humanitarian aid thatthe United States, its allies, and the international community canprovide for the Afghan people.
Humanitarian aid alone will not lead the Taliban to respect thepeople of Afghanistan or to allow the freedoms necessary forlong-term recovery. In the long run, overthrowing the Talibanregime and replacing it with a government that respects economicand political freedom is the most important humanitarian aid thatthe United States, its allies, and the international community canprovide for the Afghan people.