Former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer Sarah Adams has issued a direct appeal to President Donald Trump, calling for the immediate cancellation of the 2020 Doha Agreement and characterizing continuing weekly financial flows into Taliban-controlled Afghanistan as a profound betrayal of American taxpayers.
In a public message delivered on Thursday, October 22 [30 Mizan], Adams questioned the logic of continuing to honor the diplomatic framework established in Qatar, arguing that current humanitarian cash transfers and operational allowances indirectly sustain the de facto regime’s financial apparatus.
Mathematical Breakdown and Funding Claims
In her critique of U.S. foreign assistance policy toward Kabul, Adams highlighted the scale of weekly humanitarian shipments entering the country:
- The “One Percent” Question: Adams framed her critique around weekly aid shipments to Kabul, asking: “What is one percent of 87 million dollars per week?”—noting that even a single percent diversion yields $870,000 weekly in potential taxation, exchange fees, or administrative skimming for regime entities.
- Direct Threat to Taxpayers: Asserting that institutional oversight remains insufficient to prevent de facto taxation or currency manipulation, Adams stated that “No American wants to fund this,” urging Washington to halt all financial channels that intersect with regime-controlled institutions.
- Call to Void Doha Accord: Adams argued that because the de facto administration has consistently violated key counter-terrorism and human rights provisions outlined in the 2020 Doha agreement, the United States has no obligation to maintain diplomatic commitments or financial facilitation.
Debate Over Aid Monitoring and Diversion
Adams’ statements arrive amidst heightened oversight by watchdogs such as the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) and congressional committees reviewing U.S. humanitarian aid delivery. While the U.S. State Department and United Nations agencies maintain that aid cash shipments are strictly distributed through private commercial banks for direct humanitarian purchases without passing to the de facto Ministry of Finance, critics maintain that regime-controlled central bank oversight and exchange controls enable indirect taxation and foreign currency capture.
As debates intensify over foreign assistance accountability, demands to revoke remaining diplomatic agreements reflect growing political pressure in Washington to cut off all financial mechanisms benefiting the de facto authority in Kabul.