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I think the threat of hunger for a big chunk of the - population is really upon us. lots of un agencies have been warning about the shortage . of food, basic food staples in afghanistan, so there i is the possibility of leverage, i but, for instance, what the uk government has promised to give afghanistan is, - will only cover a fraction of afghan needs. - so the question of- leverage can be used. then we also have un agencies who will not be leveraging, - they will essentially be - meeting their responsibilities as aid agencies. what the afghan government, the taliban have been doing . very c...

This is a government that, however much it taxes imports and exports at land borders, and however much it boosts heroin — er, opium production, which ends up on the streets of other countries including the uk as heroin — the bottom line is they need money. the bottom line is they need money and we have got money. well, the west has, of course, some leverage, but aid - money only goes so far, _ and it is true that the humanitarian situation in afghanistan - at the moment is very, very dire. i think the threat of. hunger for a big chunk of the population is really upon us. lots of un agencie...

Some leverage, but aid - money only goes so far, and it is true that the i humanitarian situation - in afghanistan at the moment is very, very dire. i think the threat of hunger for a big chunk of the - population is really upon us. lots of un agencies have been warning about the shortage . of food, basic food staples in afghanistan, so there i is the possibility of leverage, i but, for instance, what the uk government has promised to give afghanistan is, - will only cover a fraction of afghan needs. - so the question of- leverage can be used. then we also have un agencies who will not be leve...

What the uk government has promised to give afghanistan is, will only cover a fraction of afghan needs. - so the question of- leverage can be used. then we also have un agencies who will not be leveraging, - they will essentially be - meeting their responsibilities as aid agencies. what the afghan government, the taliban have been doing . very cleverly these past ten days, has been to say - that they are, they . don't need the west. or they don't need the west so much because they have china. _ l that china is to essentially with l open arms, opening their checkbox that china is to essentially...

Harrowing time at the bottom line is they need money-— harrowing time at the bottom line is they need money. well, the west has, of course, they need money. well, the west has, of course. some _ they need money. well, the west has, of course, some leverage, _ they need money. well, the west has, of course, some leverage, but - they need money. well, the west has, of course, some leverage, but aid - of course, some leverage, but aid money— of course, some leverage, but aid money only— of course, some leverage, but aid money only goes _ of course, some leverage, but aid money only goes so ...