Kabul. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 19Afghanistan would like to improve relations with all countries, especially in the economy, this can be said about the United States, but at the same time it hopes that Washington will not make a historical mistake and unfreeze national assets, Afghan Minister of Industry and Trade Nuriddin Azizi said in an interview with RIA Novosti. Regarding the prospects for relations with the United States, we would like to improve relations with all countries, especially in the economy, this can be said about the United States,» the minister said. «As for the assets, the money that America has blocked is the money of the private sector «Ordinary people. This is what was in bank accounts as bank guarantees. And the US took them from the Afghan banks, blocked them. If the US turns a blind eye to this, it will be a big disaster for the Afghan private sector and the Afghan economy … We hope that the United States will not make such a historical mistake and unfreeze the Afghan national reserves,» Azizi said. In early August 2021, the Taliban (the movement is under sanctions United Nations for Terrorist Activities) intensified their offensive against the government forces of Afghanistan, entered Kabul on August 15 and the next day declared that the war was over. Until the end of August, from the Kabul airport, which was under the protection of the US military, there was a mass evacuation of citizens of Western countries and Afghans who collaborated with them. On the night of August 31, the US military left the Kabul airport, ending nearly 20 years of US military presence in Afghanistan. In early September, the composition of the interim government of Afghanistan was announced, headed by Mohammad Hassan Akhund. In February 2022, US President Joe Biden signed a decree providing for the blocking of $ 7 billion of assets of the Central Bank of Afghanistan stored in American banks. It was assumed that half of these funds would be used in the future to meet the humanitarian needs of the Afghan people after the relevant court decision. The remaining 3.5 billion was supposed to be left in the United States and used to compensate the families of victims of terrorist attacks, including the attacks of September 11, 2001.Read the full text of the interview >>>
Afghanistan wants to cooperate with all countries, Kabul said
