The US administration froze the reserves of the Government of Afghanistan on accounts in American banks, writes The Washington Post. Thus, billions of dollars in credit institutions intend to protect against the terrorist movement “Taliban” (prohibited in Russia), the sources of publication are approved.
Decision to block the funds of the previous authorities of Afghanistan adopted the head of the US Department of Finance, Janet Yellen, also the US State Department was also participating in discussions on the weekend. Officials from the White House tracked the development of events. “Any assets of the Central Bank that the Afghan government in the United States will not be available to the Taliban,” the representative of the US administration emphasized.
Refusal to access to money has become one of the first harsh solutions to be taken by Washington regarding the economic fate of Afghanistan after the capture of the Taliban authorities. This country is now one of the poorest in the world and largely depends on American assistance, which has now been in question. In addition, the US authorities will have to determine the existing Taliban sanctions, since restrictions may complicate the delivery of humanitarian aid.
About the intention to block money became known on August 16. We are talking about the means of the local central bank nominated in dollars and stored on the corschets in American banks. At the moment, the gold and foreign exchange reserves of Afghanistan are 9.4 billion dollars.