Taliban to Face Cash Crunch Ruling Afghanistan
Taliban to Face Cash Crunch Ruling Afghanistan
August 20, 2021 at 6:43 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 8 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2021/08/20/taliban-to-face-cash-crunch-ruling-afghanistan/
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Associated Press: “Despite their dominant military blitz over the past week, the Taliban lack access to billions of dollars from their central bank and the International Monetary Fund that would keep the country running during a turbulent shakeup. Those funds are largely controlled by the U.S. and international institutions, a possible leverage point as tense evacuations proceed from the airport in the capital of Kabul.”
“As of now, the Taliban government cannot access almost all of the Afghanistan central bank’s $9 billion in reserves, most of which is held by the New York Federal Reserve.”
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has a long history of big conflicts with both. Including oppression and even atrocities against Muslims.
They all have very different goals, and guessing commonality will never again be as close as now when both China and Russia are vying among others for influence with Afghanistan. And Afghanistan's Taliban needs their support and international acceptance.
