The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan last August created a financial dillemma for nations holding the country's foreign cash reserves.
The deposed Afghan government had $7 billion in the US Federal Reserve Bank in New York.
U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to split that money and keep it out of the Taliban's hands.
Is this plan fair to the Afghan people?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
David Sedney - Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Pauline Ballaman - Afghanistan Country Director, Norwegian Refugee Council.
Haroun Rahimi - Assistant Professor of Law, American University of Afghanistan.
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The deposed Afghan government had $7 billion in the US Federal Reserve Bank in New York.
U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to split that money and keep it out of the Taliban's hands.
Is this plan fair to the Afghan people?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
David Sedney - Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Pauline Ballaman - Afghanistan Country Director, Norwegian Refugee Council.
Haroun Rahimi - Assistant Professor of Law, American University of Afghanistan.
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