The fund will transfer billions of dollars that are owned by Afghanistan but were frozen after the Taliban came to power.
According to American officials, Afghan assets worth 3.5 billion dollars will be transferred to an Afghan fund established in Switzerland.
The money to be transferred to this new Afghan fund will not be released immediately because there is no credible institution in Afghanistan that can guarantee that these funds are used for the welfare of the Afghan people, officials said. shall be.
Officials said no money will be transferred to the Afghan central bank until political interference ends.
According to officials, the $3.5 billion in the fund will be used to revive the Afghan economy, but the access to the Afghan central bank will depend on two elements, one is the responsible management of the bank and the other is the guarantee funds. Terrorists or criminals will not be transferred.
He said that the bank has to prove that it is capable of taking action against money laundering and providing capital to terrorists.
He said that the transfer of assets to the Taliban-influenced Afghan central bank is an unacceptable risk, so the central bank must show independence from political influence and interference.
He said that the bank has to prove that it is capable of taking action against money laundering and providing capital to terrorists.
A new Afghan trust fund in Switzerland has been established following talks between the US, Switzerland and the Taliban, and a letter has been sent by US officials to the Afghan central bank to inform them of the terms.
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