New research; Only 9 percent of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan can be traced

Elaha Thu Oct 2026 13 hours ago 68

Nawid Kawousi, the head of this institution, said on Thursday, October 22 [30 Mehr], that information regarding the payment of aid and the initial recipients will be published; however, details on the final expenditure of these funds are not accessible to the public. He emphasized that a lack of transparency does not necessarily mean embezzlement or misuse.


According to this report, out of approximately eight billion dollars in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan since August 2021, only the transfer route of $721.9 million—equivalent to 9 percent—is traceable after reaching the first recipient institution. To improve access to information, this institute has created a system called the "Afghanistan Aid Tracker" so that citizens, journalists, and researchers can examine the amount of aid and its transfer routes.


Omar Sadr, former Afghan ambassador to Canada and France, stated that humanitarian aid to Afghanistan has decreased by about 80 percent compared to its peak in 2022. According to him, foreign aid for development projects has almost come to a halt, and the lack of transparency in aid expenditure undermines public trust and the willingness of donor countries to provide further support.


Mahbub Iqbal, a researcher at the Institute for Economics and Peace in Melbourne, also stated that international aid is now largely limited to providing food, basic health services, and urgent needs, while development programs have effectively been halted. He warned that budget cuts have put health services in jeopardy, and in the past one or two years, reports have emerged of hundreds of clinics closing due to the cutoff of financial aid.


Meanwhile, Lima Mortazavi, a humanitarian aid expert, stated that large international organizations often play an intermediary role in many programs, and funds, after passing through several institutions, reach needy families through local organizations. According to her, countries such as the United States, Germany, and Britain provide aid to the United Nations and major international institutions, and a portion of these resources is allocated for direct distribution to local institutions

The Kabul Research Institute has announced in a recent report that approximately $1.4 billion in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan has been transferred through channels that are recorded in confidential financial documents.

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