Thread by @AfghanAnalyst2

Sources told @trtworld, that #Washington is working on a plan to deposit $3.5 billion, of #AFG’s #frozen_assets, with the #Bank of International Settlements, based in Basel, #Switzerland & have the money distributed under a third-party monitoring system. trtworld.com/asia/exclusive…

Followin @trtworld's report, #Taliban govt reportedly dismissed the #Biden administration's planned transfer of #frozen_Afghan_assets to a Switzerland-based bank, asking the US to send the seized money directly to the Afghan central bank (@AFGCentralbank).
trtworld.com/magazine/talib…

In September, the Fund for the AFG People was established in Geneva with the support of the US& Switzerland. The purpose of the foundation is to receive, protect, preserve for the future& partially disburse part of the Afghan central bank's frozen assets.
admin.ch/gov/en/start/d…

#Taliban:
"The #reserves of the @AFGCentralbank are the property of Afghans& for years have been used for monetary stability, strengthening the financial system& facilitating trade with the world. DAB considers any decision regarding the allocation, use...

https://twitter.com/Zabehulah_M33/status/1570125927488835586?t=KEI_shU7LI-K87gTH_be7Q&s=19

...and transfer of these reserves in unrelated areas, unacceptable and would like to suggest (to the U.S.) to reconsider this matter."

A very informative thread about AFG's frozen assets:

https://twitter.com/smithkabul/status/1570157751464071168?t=sMxGKr_er6rm71bWkcatJQ&s=19

And here is the Joint Statement by U.S. Treasury and State Department: The United States and Partners Announce Establishment of Fund for the People of Afghanistan
home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…

#Taliban's spokesman of the Foreign Ministry #warned that:
"If the (Afghanistan's #Central_Bank) #reserves are disbursed without taking into consideration legitimate demands of the Afghans, the IEA will be forced to impose fines against and ban activities of, all individuals, ...

... institutions and companies that facilitate this illegal venture and seek to misuse @AFGCentralbank reserves for humanitarian and other purposes."