Deconstructed

The U.S. Is Stealing Afghanistan's Money and Starving Its People

As their country’s economic crisis continues to spiral out of control, Afghans are finding themselves forced to resort to increasingly desperate measures just to get enough food for their families. The crisis is driven by the US <a href="https://theintercept.com/2022/02/15/afghanistan-central-bank-911-lawsuit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">refusal to release frozen Afghan central bank reserves</a>, a measure that might restore some semblance of normalcy to the economy. Afghan journalist Masood Shnizai <a href="https://theintercept.com/2022/01/15/deconstructed-podcast-afghanistan-sanctions/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rejoins</a> the podcast to discuss the situation in his country.https://join.theintercept.com/donate/now Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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