Afghanistan and the U.S. are no longer in direct conflict, and the "fundamental challenge" of the people is "financial security," Muttaqi said in a letter.
Following Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in mid August and announcement of the caretaker government on September 7, the United States has frozen the country's assets in U.S. banks. Washington has reportedly frozen some $9.5 billion in assets of the Afghan central bank, decrying the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan.
Muttaqi said in the letter that Afghanistan understands the concerns of the international community and the U.S., but stressed that freezing the country's assets cannot resolve any problem.
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The Taliban (banned in Russia) are moving to the establishment of an inclusive government, however, their steps are still insufficient, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons stated.
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China calls on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) to resume cooperation with Afghanistan so that the measures to support the population could receive funding, Permanent Representative of China to the UN Zhang Jun stated at a meeting of the UN Security Council.
Delete"We urge, in particular, the IMF and the WB to consider the possible resumption of financing of Afghanistan," the Chinese diplomat noted. "It is necessary to help the country restore its domestic market, return to economic cooperation with the region’s states and beyond and also to find a way to sustainable development," Jun said.
The Chinese diplomat also noted the growing threat of hunger amid the upcoming winter, stressing the need for urgent measures to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.
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