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Incidents involving Afghanistan, including the freezing of Afghan central bank reserves causing economic collapse, impacts on the Afghan civilian population, and policies affecting Afghan refugees and asylum seekers.

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Updated March 26, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
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Afghanistan Frozen Assets and Aid Termination: 22.9 Million Face Humanitarian Catastrophe

The combined effect of freezing Afghanistan's sovereign assets and terminating all US humanitarian aid has created a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in which millions face starvation. UN officials …

  • The United States and European nations froze nearly $9.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, …
  • In 2025, the Trump administration terminated all remaining US humanitarian aid to Afghanistan — $561.8 million — ordering an immediate …
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