Taliban and USA are discussing defrosting of Afghan money

Afghan delegation arrived in Qatar for negotiations with the United States on the release of part of the country’s frozen reserves, TRT World.

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It is noted that after the destructive earthquake of Afghanistan, funds for restoration are acutely necessary, more than a thousand people died, tens of thousands were left without shelter.

The representative of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, Shah Mehrabbi said that “negotiations are in full swing”, but the details of the “mechanism for transferring reserves in the Central Bank are finally agreed … This will take some time. Such things do not happen overnight”.

Foreign Minister Taliban Amir Khan Muttaki arrived in Dokhu along with representatives of the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank, from the American side in the negotiations, the special representative of the United States in Afghanistan Tom West. The American side is looking for ways to send money to help the population of Afghanistan, urgently working on this project. The solution may take some time.

After the Taliban came to power in August 2021, Washington froze Afghanistan reserves for $ 7 billion, and the international community stopped billionth direct assistance. The currency collapsed, a serious crisis began in the country. The recent earthquake further aggravated the situation in the country.