Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that gradually unfreezing the Afghan frozen assets is not sufficient, according to her Russia calls for wholly unfreezing of Afghan assets.
“We support the decision of the World Bank to allocate $280 million from the frozen funds of the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund to the UN World Food Program and UNICEF. However, we consider the measure to be insufficient and call for unfreezing the remaining funds, which amount to more than $1 billion, as soon as possible,” she said.
She added that Afghansitan needs the funds to establish its economy, restore civil infrastructure, and operate socially significant facilities.
The news comes as after Taliban’s domination Afghan assets are all frozen outside the country.
