UN: Afghan bank’s cash remarks ‘misleading, unhelpful’
The U_N_ says comments from Afghanistan's Taliban-controlled central bank about cash shipments for humanitarian work are “misleading and unhelpful.” KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.N. criticized Afghanistan’s Taliban-controlled central bank for making “ misleading and unhelpful ” remarks about cash destined for humanitarian work. It comes amid growing tension between the global body and the country's rulers over bans on female Education and employment. The U.N. uses the money mostly to provide millions of Afghans with critical humanitarian assistance, flying in cash because of banking disruptions since the Taliban seized power in August 2021. Foreign aid stopped after the takeover. World governments imposed sanctions, halted bank transfers and froze billions more in Afghanistan’s currency reserves, unwilling to work with the Taliban, given their rule in the late 1990s and their refusal to educate girls and allow women to work. The Taliban have, in the last 18 months, barred fem...