When Canadian assistance organisations will be able to respond to a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan is unknown according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
According to aid organisations, Canadian officials have told them that the Taliban might pay taxes if they purchase supplies or hire a driver to transport food in Afghanistan, which would be against anti-terrorism regulations.
The Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, and Canada lists the organization as a terrorist group.
Due to the nation’s lack of food and medical supplies, Australia and the European Union this spring devised ways to get around their own regulations to permit humanitarian organisations to assist.
On Wednesday, Trudeau promised that Canada would find a way to assist Afghanistan, but he gave no timetable or other information.
The news that Ottawa has been regularly speaking with Taliban commanders first surfaced last week.
In the midst of a humanitarian catastrophe, Trudeau says there is no timetable for reopening Afghanistan aid.
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