Lots of questions right now about the impact of Trump's aid cuts on Afghanistan. Short answer: we don't know. But it's worth noting that the US and other donors were already cutting back. Emergency funds offset the halt to development aid after 2021, but only temporarily.

On paper, the first systematic response to crises in places like Syria and Afghanistan should be delivery of humanitarian aid. This is a problem in many countries: @DelaneySimon calculates that more than 100 million people need life-saving aid where ‘terrorists’ operate. 5/