Afghan Fund

Taliban Regime > Afghan Fund

The Afghan Fund was announced on September 14, 2022 to support the people of Afghanistan amid the ongoing economic and humanitarian crises. The Fund will make targeted disbursements of its $3.5 billion in assets to help provided greater stability to the Afghan economy to benefit the people of Afghanistan.

The Board of Trustees of the Fund for the Afghan People (Afghan Fund) met for the first time in November 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Board took steps to operationalize the Afghan Fund. It agreed to the principle of initial Afghan co-chairmanship and to the establishment of an Afghan Advisory Committee.

News Reports About the Afghan Fund

"Readout of Fund for the Afghan People Board Meeting", U.S. Department of the Treasury, November 21, 2022.

"Afghan fund - $3.5 Billion for Economy of Afghanistan", Afghan Report, September 26, 2022.

"Taliban Rebuke US for Afghan Assets' Transfer to Swiss-Based Trust Fund", Voice of America, November 25, 2021.

References

“The United States and Partners Announce Establishment of Fund for the People of Afghanistan”, U.S. Department of the Treasury, September 14, 2022.
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0947

"The United States and Partners Announce Establishment of Fund for the People of Afghanistan", U.S. Department of State, September 24, 2022.

“Executive Order to Preserve Certain Afghanistan Central Assets for the People of Afghanistan”, The White House, February 11, 2022.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/11/fact-sheet-executive-order-to-preserve-certain-afghanistan-central-bank-assets-for-the-people-of-afghanistan/

Taliban Regime > Afghan Fund