The United States is donating approximately $308 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and will also contribute additional COVID-19 vaccine doses, a White House spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday. National Security Council (NSC) spokeswoman Emily Horne said in a government statement that the United States remains “the single largest donor of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan” and the latest donation brings American aid for the impoverished nation and Afghan refugees in the region to nearly $782 million since the chaotic ending of the 20-year war. “The new humanitarian assistance by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will directly flow through independent humanitarian organizations and help provide lifesaving protection and shelter, essential health care, winterization assistance, emergency food aid, water, sanitation, and hygiene services in response to the growing humanitarian needs exacerbated by COVID-19 and healthcare shortages, drought, malnutrition, and the winter season,” Horne said. Meanwhile, the country will also be …