US to cut $1 bn in aid to Afghanistan after Pompeo's unannounced visit

According to Associated Press, the Trump administration further threatened further reductions in all forms of cooperation after the country's rival leaders failed to agree on forming a new government.

With a crisis looming over the stability of the Afghan government threatening to derail a peace deal signed by the US and Taliban last month, the Donald Trump administration decided to slash assistance to Afghanistan. The administration decided to cut $1 bn in aid due to Afghanistan's inability to form a government, reported the Washington Post.

According to Associated Press, the Trump administration threatened further reductions in all forms of cooperation after the country's rival leaders failed to agree on forming a new government. The announcement came from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday after he made an unannounced