The guard dog for American aid to Afghanistan said The Taliban have no legal rights to billions of dollars in funding reserved for the country because they are not recognized as its government and are under sanctions.
In his latest report published on Friday, the office of the Special Inspector General for the reconstruction of Afghanistan, or SIGAR, also said that the administration and congress of President Donald Trump could want to examine the return of nearly 4 billion Dollars intended for Afghanistan for the “guard and control” of the United States government.
In 2022, the United States transferred $ 3.5 billion to Afghan Central Bank active previously frozen in America to the Swiss Fund for the Afghan People. The fund has increased to almost $ 4 billion since then, according to the Inspector General.
Although no payment benefiting from the Afghans has been made, the fund aims to protect and stabilize the economy on their behalf.
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Responding to the report on Saturday, the Afghan Economy Ministry said that more than $ 9 billion in Afghan exchange reserves had been frozen and notified that any American action concerning the allocation, use or transfer of these reserves was unacceptable.
He urged the international community to return money to the central bank to ensure the stability of the country.
The ministry also said that American spending had had no significant impact on the Afghan economy.
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The Sigar report follows Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid For 90 days, pending examinations to determine whether the projects align with its political objectives.
According to the report, the United States spent nearly $ 3.71 billion in Afghanistan Since the country’s withdrawal in 2021. Most of this went to the UN agencies.
Another $ 1.2 billion remains available in the pipeline for possible disbursement, depending on the report.
American humanitarian assistance may have “marked famine” in the face of economic collapse, but it has not dissuaded the Taliban from Take Americans hostage,, dismantle rights women and girls, censor the mediaallowing the country to become a “terrorist refuge” and targeting former officials of the Afghan government, added the guard dog.
The United States remains the largest donor in Afghanistan, but the report indicates that a large part of the money is taxed or diverted.
“The more species move away from the source, the less transparency,” said the Associated Press last August.
Meanwhile, authorities in Afghanistan clarified the circumstances behind their Takeover of the only luxury hotel in the country.
The Directorate General of Public Companies said that an international hotel brand, Serena, signed an agreement in 2003 with the tourism promotion services company for Afghanistan. This contract was terminated by the Emirates Hotel Company last December. The hotel had continued its operations as usual since then.
“To normalize its services further, the Emirates Hotels Company has signed an agreement with an international company that has vast experience in the hotel industry,” said management on its official X account. “This international company will manage And will now operate the services of the Kabul hotel in a professional and standardized manner. ”
The name of the international company was not mentioned.
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