The Taliban rejected reports About money being offered to protect its UN facilities

The Taliban Interior Ministry says reports that the United Nation has offered $ 6 million to the group to protect its facilities are untrue.

Aqiljan Azzam, the ministry’s deputy spokesman, said in a statement this morning that reports of a UN money offer to the Taliban were untrue and had not been formally proposed.

Meanwhile, Reuters reported yesterday that the United Nations was ofered the Taliban nearly $ 6 million to protect its facilities in Afghanistan.

According to a document reviewed by Reuters, the United Nations has offered the Taliban Interior Ministry about $ 6 million to protect the organization’s facilities in Afghanistan.

According to the document, next year’s proposed budget will provide more assistance to the monthly salaries of Taliban forces guarding UN facilities, who will be paid a monthly food allowance as agreed with the previous government.

Farhan Haq “The United Nations, as an employer, has a responsibility to strengthen and complement, if necessary, the capacity of host countries in situations where UN personnel work in insecure areas,” the deputy spokesman said in an email to Reuters. »

The proposed UN budget for the Taliban strengthens the group’s ability to protect some 3,500 UN personnel in Kabul and 10 field offices.