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UNAMA says IEA’s announcement about receiving UN cash aid is “misleading”
Reacting to the announcement by the Da Afghanistan Bank – Central Bank of Afghanistan – on Saturday of a delivery of $40 million, UNAMA said Sunday, the announcement is misleading.
UNAMA said in a tweet the announcements by organizations other than the United Nations regarding cash packages are “useless and misleading”.
The Da Afghanistan Bank said on Saturday that a package of 40 million dollars had arrived in Afghanistan and was deposited into a commercial bank.
After the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) banned women from working in non-governmental organizations, the delivery of aid money to Kabul was suspended for about a month.
A large number of aid organizations announced that they have stopped their activities due to the prohibition of women’s work in Afghanistan.
UNAMA says that the cash aid transferred to Afghanistan by the United Nations is kept in UN bank accounts at a private bank and that it is only used by the organization and its agencies for humanitarian aid to millions of Afghans.
The United Nations Political Bureau has emphasized that the most important reason for transferring cash to Afghanistan is the disruption in international bank transfers and liquidity issues from August 2021.
UNAMA previously said that since December 2021, approximately $1.8 billion in cash has been transferred to Afghanistan to carry out the activities of this organization and its partners.
The United Nations and aid organizations say that the IEA’s ban on women’s work is harming humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan. These organizations have continuously asked the IEA to cancel the ban on women’s work and education.
The IEA has however said that the bans are temporary.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced that it will continue providing its essential health services to the people of Afghanistan.
In a post on X, the organization, referring to Afghanistan’s health needs, said that over the past year it has been active in various health sectors across the country, ranging from maternal and child care to emergency response, as well as the treatment of patients suffering from tuberculosis and severe injuries.
According to MSF, its teams over the past year have been present at a range of health facilities, including neonatal intensive care units, operating theatres, surgical centers, and specialized tuberculosis treatment wards, where they have delivered life-saving services to patients.
The organization stressed that it will continue ensuring the provision of health services, particularly for needy families and vulnerable communities in remote areas of Afghanistan.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, currently run by diplomats of the previous government, has announced that it will suspend its operations in Tokyo after the end of January 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made after consultations with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close coordination with Japanese authorities, and in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The embassy added that after January 31, all of its political, economic, cultural, and consular activities will be halted until further notice.
Currently, Shaida Abdali is serving as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Japan.
Sadin Ayyıldız, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, held a courtesy meeting with Zakir Jalali, the Second Political Deputy of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the start of his mission.
The Turkish Embassy in Kabul said in a post that the meeting included mutual exchanges of views on bilateral relations.
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