US and Taliban officials met in Uzbekistan for talks to unlock roughly $3.5 billion (R58 billion) in central bank foreign exchange reserves amid a worsening humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. | BISouthAfrica
US and Taliban officials met in Uzbekistan for talks to unfreeze roughly $3.5 billion in central bank reserves.
Afghanistan's sanctioned economy has lost significant international capital since the US withdrew from the country. US and Taliban officials met in Uzbekistan for talks to unlock roughly $3.5 billion in central bank foreign exchange reserves amid a worsening humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. Additionally, the meeting aimed to resolve how to allow Afghanistan's government to access its central bank reserves while also stemming the Taliban's access.
Last month, the Taliban's foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met US officials in Qatar to discuss releasing the frozen Afghan funds.
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