Taliban officials condemned Saturday’s claims that the United States could detain frozen central bank funds of Afghanistan, warning that any search action would be “unacceptable”.
The Ministry of Taliban -led economy issued a warning to the US Congress on Friday in response to the latest quarter report released, which is not recognized by Washington in Kabul and has been subjected to economic sanctions.
In August 2021, when the Taliban Insurance kept control of the country a few days before the return of all American and NATO soldiers, the President Joe Biden faced assets of about $ 7 billion in the wealth in the US. About 2 billion dollars frozen.
Washington later transferred half of the frozen funds, which transferred a $ 3.5 billion to a newly established “Afghan Fund” in Switzerland. The purpose of that fund is to ensure that the Taliban cannot reach money, ensuring that to support humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, but no payment has been released.
The remaining 3.5 billion dollars were attacked with attacks, to find possible compensation for the ongoing court cases against the Taliban brought by the families of September 11, 2001 in the US.
“With earned interest, the fund is now approximately $ 4 billion,” said the Special Inspector General of Afghanistan in its report on Friday. “As part of the current review of foreign aid, the administration and the Congress may want to investigate the return of these funds under the custody and control of the US government,” he said.
Cigar insisted, “Taliban wants the thesis fund, even though he has no legal right on the subject that they are not recognized by the United States as the government of Afghanistan, in the US -specific designed global terrorist list Are, and are America and unpublished. ” ,
The agency mentioned the order of President Donald Trump issued after its inauguration last month, which suspended almost all foreign aid for three months, to determine what align with his “US first” policy Is.
In fact, the Afghan Ministry rejected the goods, stating that Central Bank Assets have reduced their national economy. This renewed Kabul’s call to the international community to return more than $ 9 billion to the central bank, saying that it belongs to the Afghan nation and could play an important role in ensuring monetary and economic stability.
The Taliban’s statement warned, “Any action by the United States about the allocation, use or transfer of thesis reserves is unacceptable.”
Cigar’s report argued that Washington has spent more than $ 3.7 billion in Afghanistan, as after withdrawing its soldiers from the country, saying that most of the money went to the United Nations and partner agencies and in Afghanistan. Provided humanitarian aid. Noted that another $ 1.2 billion is available in the pipeline for potential disbursement.
However, the Taliban disputed the claim and claimed that American spending had no significant impact on the Afghan economy.
Cigar said that the United States remains the greatest donor for Afghanistan, where according to the United Nations assessment, millions of people need humanitarian assistance.
“While this assistance may have stopped famine in front of economic collapse, it may not allow the Taliban to take American citizens hostage, destroy the rights of women and girls, sensors the media, give the country a terrorist safe shelter. Given the former Afghan government officials, “the US agency wrote in the report.
Since the power retail three and a half years ago, the hard-line Taliban has banned girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade and suspended the education of the Women’s University across Afghanistan. Women are banned from going to public places, searching as gym and parks. They should publicly wear face coverings and have a chaparon for road or air travel.
The Taliban defended its policies, stating that they combine with Islamic law, or Sharia, and Afghan culture, rejecting international criticism as interference in the internal affairs of the country.
Extensive sanctions on the alleged Taliban’s alleged ties with terrorist groups, along with the concerns of Afghan women and other human rights, have barred the international community from realizing legitimacy to the Afghan government.
