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February 14, 2022

Afghan Central Bank, Aid Groups Condemn U.S. Move to Seize and Redirect Billions in Afghan Assets
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In Afghanistan, authorities released four women activists over the
weekend. They had been reported missing after participating in an
anti-Taliban rally in January. Separately, two European journalists who
had been detained while on assignment for the U.N. Refugee Agency were
also released Friday.

In other news from Afghanistan, the nation's central bank condemned
President Biden's executive order Friday, which seeks to seize, then
split $7 billion in U.S.-held Afghan assets between the families of 9/11
victims and humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan. The Afghan central
bank said the move is "an injustice to the people of Afghanistan." Aid
groups also blasted the news, as millions in Afghanistan face extreme
poverty, hunger and displacement.


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