WASHINGTON ¨C U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s administration is ending most, if not all, remaining U.S. aid for Afghanistan and Yemen, aid sources said on Monday, in what the U.N. World Food Programme said could be ¡°a death sentence¡± for millions.
The cuts were among numerous aid programs terminated for more than a dozen countries ¡ª including Somalia and Syria ¡ª over the weekend by the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development, according to Sarah Charles, a former head of USAID¡¯s humanitarian affairs bureau, and nine sources, including six current U.S. officials involved in humanitarian aid who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The total amount of aid cut was over $1.3 billion, according to figures provided by Stand Up For Aid, a grassroots advocacy group. That includes $562 million for Afghanistan, $107 million for Yemen, $170 million for Somalia, $237 million for Syria and $12 million for Gaza.
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