US rebuffs Taliban’s attraction to launch frozen funds, says new govt should ‘earn’ legitimacy

The United States rebuffed Friday an attraction by the Taliban to launch Afghan property frozen after their takeover, saying the brand new authorities in Kabul should “earn” legitimacy first.

Thomas West, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, stated in a tweeted assertion that Washington had lengthy made clear that if the Taliban claimed energy by army power reasonably than negotiating with the earlier US-backed authorities, that crucial non-humanitarian support can be reduce off.”That is what occurred,” West stated.”Legitimacy & support must be earned by actions to address terrorism, establish an inclusive government, & respect the rights of minorities, women & girls — including equal access to education & employment,” he stated.ALSO READ: Economic disaster might gas extremism in Afghanistan: UNIn an open letter Wednesday the Taliban known as on the US Congress to launch Afghan property frozen after their takeover of the nation in August.Washington seized practically $9.5 billion in property belonging to the Afghan central financial institution, and the aid-dependent financial system has successfully collapsed — with civil servants unpaid for months and the treasury unable to pay for imports.Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi stated within the letter that the largest problem going through Afghanistan was monetary insecurity, and warned that financial turmoil at house might result in bother overseas.West stated that Afghanistan was already in dire financial and humanitarian straits earlier than the Taliban takeover, on account of years of battle, drought and the Covid-19 pandemic.”The US will continue to support the Afghan people with humanitarian aid,” he stated, saying $474 million has already been supplied this yr.Washington can be “making every effort to help the UN & humanitarian actors scale up to meet needs this winter,” he stated.”We will continue clear-eyed, candid diplomacy with the Taliban,” he added.ALSO READ: Taliban maintain army parade with US-made weapons in Kabul in present of power