White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced in an interview on ABC that the Biden administration is considering paying economic and development assistance directly to the Taliban.

ABC News’ George Stephanopolous asked about what future relations with the Taliban may look like with emphasis on foreign aid. Sullivan replied that the US intends to continue humanitarian assistance directly to the Afghan people, and then he took it a step further:

"...when it comes to our economic and development assistance relationship with the Taliban, that will be about the Taliban's actions. That will be about whether they follow through on their commitments. Their commitments to safe passage for Americans and Afghan allies. Their commitment to not allow Afghanistan to be a base from which terrorists can attack the United States or any other country. Their commitments with respect to upholding international obligations. It's gonna be up to them, and we will wait and see by their actions how we end up responding in terms of the economic and development assistance..."