KABUL, Feb 18 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines, described the recent decision by U.S. President, Joe Biden, on Afghanistan’s frozen assets as unjust, and called for the return of the assets.
“On behalf of 5,000 factories and hundreds of mine extracting companies, I, today, describe the recent decision by President Biden as unjust, and stealing our national assets, and we denounce it,” acting chairman of the association, Al-Hajj Sakhi Ahmad Paiman, told reporters.
Paiman said, some 400,000 people directly and around 1.5 million others indirectly, are working for the factories, mines and businesses run by the Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines.
The United States, following its completion of forces evacuation in Aug last year, has frozen more than nine billion U.S. dollars assets of Afghanistan’s central bank, which led to economic crisis and poverty in the war-torn country.
Biden reportedly in a decree issued last Friday, allocated 3.5 billion of the sum to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
“America claims itself as a defender of human rights and freedom. The claim would be undermined at home and abroad, if it continues to hold or steal Afghanistan’s assets, under any pretext,” Paiman said.
On Tuesday, thousands of Afghans staged demonstrations, denouncing Biden’s decision and demanding the return of the frozen assets to the war-torn country.– NNN-ANA
