The Guardian Dog for the Assistance of the United States A Afghanistan said The Taliban They have no legal right to billions of dollars in funds reserved for the country because they are not recognized as their government And they are low sanctions.
In its latest report issued on Friday, the Office of the Special Inspector General of the Reconstruction of Afghanistan, or Sigar, also said that the administration and congress of President Donald Trump may want to examine the return of almost $ 4 billion for Afghanistan to Afghanistan the “custody and control” of the United States. government.
In 2022, the United States transferred $ 3.5 billion in the assets of the Afghan Central Bank previously frozen in the United States to the Swiss fund for the Afghan people. The fund has grown to almost $ 4 billion since then, according to the Inspector General.
Although no payments have been made that will benefit Afghans, the fund aims to protect and stabilize the economy in their name.
“The Taliban want these funds even though they have no legal right for them, since the United States does not recognize them as the Afghanistan government, they are on the list of especially designated global terrorists, and are under sanctions from the United States and the UN “. Said report.
Responding to the report on Saturday, the Afghan Ministry of Economy said that more than $ 9 billion of Afghanistan currency reserves had frozen and warned that any action from the United States with respect to the allocation, use or transfer of these reserves It was unacceptable.
He urged the international community to return money to the Central Bank to guarantee the stability of the country.
The Ministry also said that American spending had not had a significant impact on the Afghan economy.
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Sigar's report follows Trump's decision from freeze foreign help For 90 days, waiting for reviews to determine if the projects are aligned with their policy objectives.
According to the report, the United States has spent almost $ 3.71 billion in Afghanistan Since he retired from the country in 2021. Most of that has gone to UN agencies.
Another $ 1.2 billion remain available in the pipe for a possible disbursement, according to the report.
Humanitarian assistance from the United States may have “stolen the famine” against economic collapse, but has not deter Take Americans as hostages, Rights dismantling of women and girls, censor the mediaallowing the country to become a “safe terrorist refuge”, and pointing to former Afghan government officials, added the guard dog.
The United States is still the largest donor in Afghanistan, but the report says that much of the money is taxed or diverted.
“The more the source cash moves away, the less transparency there is,” said Chris Borgeson, the deputy inspector of audits and inspections in the Guardian dog, to The Associated Press last August.
Meanwhile, the authorities in Afghanistan clarified on Saturday the circumstances behind their Acquisition of the only luxury hotel in the country.
The General Directorate of State Corporations said that an International Hotel brand, Serena, had signed an agreement in 2003 with the Afghanistan tourism promotion services. This contract was terminated by the Emirates hotel company last December. The hotel had continued its operations since then.
“To further standardize its services, the Emirates Hotels company has signed an agreement with an international company that has extensive experience in the hotel industry,” said the direction of its official X account. “This international company will now manage and operate the Kabul hotel services professionally and standardized. “
The name of the international company was not mentioned.
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