Humanitarian Funds Can Be Sent to Afghanistan Without Violating Sanctions on Taliban: US Treasury Department

Taliban extremists stand guard along a street during a demonstration by people to condemn the recent protest by the Afghan women's rights activists, in Kabul, on Jan. 21, 2022. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Treasury Department has told international banks and aid groups that they are allowed to transfer money to Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes without violating sanctions on the Taliban.

In guidance issued on Feb. 2, officials said that banks can process transactions for use in delivering humanitarian assistance “including clearing, settlement, and transfers through, to, or otherwise involving privately owned and state-owned Afghan depository institutions.”