How America's New Safety Plan Forgets the Real Villains And Keeps Sending Them Money! (Explained Like You're in 7th Grade)

 

@afg_uprising

So, What's the Big Lesson Here?

Hey kids (and grown-ups who still like simple stories), imagine you're playing a game of tag in the schoolyard. You make a big plan: "Okay, we'll watch out for the sneaky kids who cheat and the bullies who push everyone around." But then, oops! Your plan totally ignores the biggest bully of all,  the one who's still tripping people left and right. And worse? You're accidentally (or not?) handing that bully your lunch money every week. That's kinda like what's happening with America's new "safety plan" for the whole country. It's called the 2025 National Security Strategy, and it's supposed to keep us safe from bad stuff like wars, hackers, and scary groups that hurt people. But guess what? It skips over some super important dangers, and right now, we're still funding the baddest guys around. Let's break it down super easy, like explaining Fortnite rules to your little brother.First, What's This "National Security Plan" Thing?Think of it like a giant homework assignment for the President and the government. Every few years, they write a big report saying, "Here's how we'll keep America strong and safe." The new one for 2025 came out just this month (December 2025, to be exact). It talks a ton about cool stuff like:

• Teaming up with friends like Europe and Asia to beat big rivals (like China or Russia, who act like playground bosses trying to take all the swings).
• Protecting our computers from hackers who steal secrets (kinda like locking your bike so no one swipes it).

Sounds smart, right? But here's the head-scratcher: It barely mentions places like Afghanistan. You know, that far-away country where the U.S. fought a long war for 20 years to stop super bad guys called the Taliban? The Taliban are like the ultimate school bullies,  they took over Afghanistan in 2021, banned girls from school, and do mean things to people who don't follow their strict rules. Our old plans always said, "Watch out for groups like them!" But the 2025 plan? Crickets. Nada. Zip. It leaves out the Taliban and other "bad people" who could still cause big trouble, like hiding terrorists or making the world unsafe. Why? Some grown-ups say it's because the government wants to focus on "new" problems and pretend the old ones are fixed. But is that smart? If you ignore the bully in your class, does he stop picking on kids? Nope!
The Crazy Part: We're Still Paying the Bullies!Okay, plot twist, even though the plan acts like the Taliban aren't a problem, America is still sending them piles of cash. Not checks or apps, actual suitcases full of fresh, green dollar bills flown in on planes. And this isn't old news; it happened today, December 8, 2025! Check out this wild post from a news account on X (that's Twitter, for you non-scrollers). It's from folks in Afghanistan who are fighting back against the Taliban. They snapped a pic and shared the story:

Today, December 8, 2025, in Kabul, the United States provided forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000) in cash—freshly printed—to the Taliban in the early morning. The money was flowis in in via a chartered flight by Moalem Airlines.Yet Afghanistan does not feature in the US national… pic.twitter.com/qXmANW7MYR

— پایگاه خبری قیام ملی -National Uprising News (@afg_uprising) December 8, 2025

Stacks of cash with Taliban members. Whoa, right? That's $45 million bucks enough to buy like a gazillion video games or feed a whole city for months. It flew into Kabul (Afghanistan's capital) on a special plane from an airline called Moalem.
The idea is to help regular Afghan families with food and medicine, since their banks are broken and sanctions (like timeouts for bad behavior) make it hard. But here's the oof: The cash goes straight to the Taliban government. They control everything there, so they decide who gets what. It's like giving your lunch money to the bully and saying, "Use this to buy sandwiches for everyone!" Spoiler: The bully eats it all and laughs.
This isn't a one-time slip-up. Since 2021, the U.S. has flown over $2.9 billion (that's billion with a B!) in cash to Afghanistan. And the new 2025 plan? It doesn't even talk about stopping this or making sure the money doesn't help the bad guys. It's like our safety homework says, "Ignore the bullies," while we keep slipping them allowance. People online are mad, replies to that post call it a "waste of taxpayer dollars" and "betrayal." One even says our leaders have "become a joke." Yikes!So, What's the Big Lesson Here?America's new plan is like a shield that's missing half the arrows coming at us. It focuses on fancy future threats but forgets the real ones staring us in the face, like the Taliban getting stronger with our money. This could make the world scarier: More kids in Afghanistan can't go to school, terrorists might hide there again, and it wastes cash we could use at home for schools or parks.
What can we do? Talk about it! Tell your parents, teachers, or even email your representatives (like

@RepTimBurchett

, who's mentioned in that post). Ask: "Why ignore the bad guys? Why keep funding them?" Knowledge is power, just like in your favorite superhero comic. If we challenge the dumb parts of the plan, maybe next year's version will be bully-proof.
What do you think, fair or foul? Drop a comment below. 

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