Afghanistan, Feb. 20 -- The Trump administration has announced that, despite a federal judge's ruling last week to lift the suspension of foreign aid, it will continue withholding funding for thousands of humanitarian and infrastructure projects in countries like Afghanistan.
On February 14, Judge Amir Ali from Washington state ordered that foreign aid should be resumed, stating that the negative effects of halting aid had not been considered in Trump's executive order. He directed the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State to continue their contracts and assistance.
In his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order suspending foreign aid to countries such as Afghanistan for 90 da...