Taliban thank world for promised aid, urge US to show ‘heart’

September 15, Kabul: The Taliban on Tuesday thanked the world for pledging hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency aid to Afghanistan, and urged the United States to show “heart”.

“The Islamic Emirate will try its best to deliver this aid to the needy people in a completely transparent manner,” said Amir Khan Muttaqi, the regime’s acting foreign minister, adding, “America is a big country, they need to have a big heart.”