> You can't, on the one hand, claim that the Western allies were a malign influence in Afghanistan Did I? I don't think so. > also claim that Western aid is t

> You can't, on the one hand, claim that the Western allies were a malign influence in Afghanistan Did I? I don't think so. > also claim that Western aid is the only thing that can keep Afghans from starvation. I didn't claim that eiter AFAIR, but since you are bringing it up : sanctions were imposed, aid was halted and the economy collapsed. I am not saying that, the US admin is saying that : https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/us/politics/us-sanctions-afghanistan.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/us/politics/us-sanctions-... I am not sure what your beef is, but you sound like a neocolonialist.