Protests in Kabul over the restoration of Afghanistan's frozen assets

 

Protests in Kabul over the restoration of Afghanistan's frozen assets

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No fewer than 200 Afghans marched through the Afghan capital, Kabul, demanding the return of billions of dollars in frozen Afghan assets by the international community.

According to the AFP news agency, the protest was unique because the Taliban had authorized it in a country suffering an economic crisis after two decades of war.

No women were present at Tuesday's protest march by an unknown group called the Afghan People's Movement, which has held peace demonstrations in the capital in the past.

The Taliban have banned all demonstrations and protests without government approval and have already cracked down on demonstrations by women defending employment and the right to education.

Tuesday's protest march was clearly blessed by the new Afghan leadership, as the Taliban's social media accounts also include numerous photos and video clips of him saying that the participants raised their voices to the general public. From

Near a square in central Kabul, protesters held banners reading "Let's eat."

"Our main demand is for the United States to return our assets as quickly as possible," March organizer Shafiq Ahmed Rahimi told AFP.

He said that it is not the wealth of an individual, group or government, but the wealth of the nation.

After the Taliban returned to power on August 15, the international community froze around 10 billion yen in assets.

But Afghanistan is currently in the midst of a major humanitarian crisis, and the United Nations says more than half of Afghanistan's 38 million people are starving in extremely cold weather.

Western countries have made the restoration of the Taliban's frozen assets conditional on respect for human rights, including important factors such as allowing women to work and girls to go to school.

Tuesday's march comes two days after a 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Pakistan agreed to launch a new aid mechanism for Afghanistan.

The economy, already ravaged by decades of war, has deteriorated further since the return of the Taliban.

Banks have also imposed strict restrictions on withdrawals of funds from private consumers, and many residents of the capital have turned to the sale of household items to buy groceries and food for their families.

Source: suchtv