Ottawa has plans to finally stop blocking Canadian development aid to Afghanistan this year. But by the time its new system is fully up and running, the Taliban will have been in control of the country for about three years.
But by the time its new system is fully up and running, the Taliban will have been in control of the country for about three years.
"Canadian organizations that want to work inside Afghanistan are ready, willing and able to work. But they are prohibited," said Faizi. In June of that year, a multi-party committee of members of Parliament called on Ottawa to follow suit. It also committed Ottawa to eventually create a permit process for development workers, such as those building schools, to apply for exemptions to terror laws.
"There's still this passing of responsibility," he said, that requires aid organizations to determine for themselves what they need to do to protect themselves from prosecution. Mental-health programs are normally categorized as development work, but Faizi argued there's a strong case that stopping a trend of youth suicide in Afghanistan could be considered a humanitarian endeavour.
A more flexible approach is needed, said Faizi, and one that recognizes"some of the money" could fall into the wrong hands even as aid organizations try to save lives. Asked for more detail, a spokesperson for the department said applications will be accepted in the spring, and"staffing efforts are currently underway to further bolster the team administrating the regime."The federal Liberals budgeted $5 million for the fiscal year that just ended in order to vet the permits. Another $11 million was committed for the financial year that started this month.
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