Protesters in Kabul call for release of Afghanistan's assets

KABUL, Afghanistan — Hundreds of protesters marched done the streets of Kabul toward the shuttered U.S. Embassy connected Tuesday, urging the merchandise of Afghanistan’s frozen assets.

Holding banners reading, “Let america eat” and “Give america our frozen money,” the protesters chanted slogans and marched down a cardinal avenue, with the ruling Taliban providing security.

International backing to Afghanistan has been suspended and billions of dollars of the country’s assets abroad, mostly successful the United States, were frozen aft the Taliban took power of the state successful mid-August.

The deficiency of backing has battered Afghanistan’s already troubled economy, starring to expanding poorness portion assistance groups pass of a looming humanitarian catastrophe. State employees, from doctors to teachers and administrative civilian servants, haven’t been paid successful months. Banks, meanwhile, person restricted however overmuch wealth relationship holders tin withdraw.

No state has yet officially recognized the country’s caller Taliban rulers owed to the equipped group’s erstwhile way record. The Taliban’s erstwhile authorities 20 years agone banned women and girls from acquisition and nationalist life, mandated beards for men and attendance astatine prayers, banned sports and amusement and carried retired nationalist executions.

But existent Taliban authorities officials accidental their regularisation volition beryllium different, including yet allowing acquisition for each girls, and person called connected the planetary assemblage to merchandise funds and assistance stave disconnected a humanitarian disaster.