The US and Swiss governments have announced that they will release $3.5 billion of Kabul’s frozen funds to give to the Taliban government and enable it to deal with the famine crisis in Afghanistan.

In this context, the Treasury Department and the US State Departments noted in a joint statement that “The Central Bank of Afghanistan, which had $7 billion frozen in February, must demonstrate that it has the experience, ability and independence to carry out the Central Bank is responsible for its responsibilities. Security measures have been taken to prevent funds from being used for illegal activities.

Afghanistan’s international funding was suspended and the country’s billions of dollars of overseas assets, mostly in the US, were frozen after the Taliban took control of the country in August 2021 following the withdrawal of US troops. Another $3.5 billion will remain in the United States to fund legal payments by American victims of terrorism stemming from lawsuits filed by family members of people killed on September 11, 2001.