Taliban will not get access to Afghan reserves held in US
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16 August, 2021, 08:15 pm
Last modified: 16 August, 2021, 08:17 pm
“Any Central Bank assets the Afghan government have in the United States will not be made available to the Taliban”
A video clip was released by the Taliban the day after seizing Kabul. Photo: Reuters
The Taliban will be denied access to any Afghan reserves held in US accounts, a US administration official has told AFP news agency.
As US forces were evacuating Kabul, the official said: "Any Central Bank assets the Afghan government have in the United States will not be made available to the Taliban."
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