New Delhi, November 17, : , Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi asked the US Congress to release Afghanistan’s frozen central bank assets, Tolo News reported.Muttaqi said that following the signing of the Doha Agreement, the Islamic Emirate and the US is no longer neither in direct conflict or in military opposition.
Muttaqi stated that the Islamic Emirate has ceased to be in conflict with the United States and is now in peaceful co-operation.
“It is quite surprising that with the announcement of the new government, the administration of the United States of America slapped sanctions on the assets of our Central Bank.
It is not surprising that the United States of America’s administration imposed sanctions against assets of our Central Bank as a result of the government’s announcement of the new government.This goes against our expectations as well as the Doha Agreement,” the letter reads.
The letter stated that this was contrary to our expectations and the Doha Agreement.
The letter reads that “currently the fundamental challenge of our people is financial security and the roots of this concern lead back to the freezing of assets of our people by the American government”.
According to the letter, “currently the most fundamental problem of our people” is financial security.The roots of this concern can be traced back to the American government’s freezing of people’s assets.
The letter says that the Islamic Emirate understand the concerns of the international community and the US, saying that freezing Afghanistan’s assets cannot resolve any problem.According to the letter, the Islamic Emirate acknowledged the US’ concerns and stated that it understood the concern of both the US and international communities.
It also said that Afghanistan cannot be frozen.
“We are of the belief that freezing Afghan assets cannot resolve the problem at hand neither is it the demand of the American people, hence your government must unfreeze our capital,” the letter reads, the report added.
The letter stated that “frozen assets from Afghanistan cannot solve the problem, nor is it the demand for the American people.Therefore, your government should unfreeze our capital.”
The foreign ministry in the letter said if the Afghan assets remain frozen, problems in Afghanistan will increase given that winter is fast approaching.In a letter, the foreign ministry stated that if Afghan assets are not released promptly, the problems in Afghanistan would increase as winter approaches.
It urged the US Congress and the US government to review its decision and release the assets.The foreign ministry urged Congressman and government of the United States to reconsider their decision and allow the assets to be released.
“We are concerned that if the current situation prevails, the Afghan government and people will face problems and will become a cause for mass migration in the region and world which will consequently create further humanitarian and economic issues for the world,” the letter reads.The letter states that “We are worried about the fact that the Afghan government will be in trouble if current circumstances prevail” and warns of mass migration and other problems which could lead to further economic and humanitarian issues.
The letter reads that the freeze of Afghan assets and the US sanctions are damaging Afghanistan’s health, education and other civil services systems.It states that US sanctions and the freezing of Afghan assets are causing damage to Afghanistan’s education, health and civil service systems.
And that damaging these systems will harm common Afghans.Common Afghans will be affected by the destruction of these systems.
The letter says that given the droughts, past wars, and Covid-19 impact, the sanctions and freezing of money may escalate the level of financial and economic problems in Afghanistan, the report said.According to the letter, sanctions and the freezing of funds could increase the severity of Afghanistan’s financial and economic problems due to past wars and the Covid-19 effect.
“In conclusion, I request the government of the United States of America take responsible steps towards addressing the humanitarian and economic crisis unfolding in Afghanistan so that doors for future relations are opened, assets of Afghanistan’s Central Bank are unfrozen and sanctions on our banks are lifted,” the letter reads.The letter states that “In conclusion I ask the United States of America to take responsible measures towards addressing Afghanistan’s humanitarian and economic crisis.”
The letter states that Afghanistan wants good relations with all countries, including the US.In the letter, Afghanistan expresses its desire to have good relations with all nations, even those of the United States.
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