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US sanctions will not impact earthquake-related aid to Afghanistan

Washington, June 23 (UNI/Sputnik) The Biden administration has assessed that the sanctions imposed on the Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorist activities) do not impact the humanitarian earthquake-related aid to the country, but acknowledges it is too early to reach a definite conclusion, US Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls and Human Rights Rina Amiri said on Thursday.
"We had a conversation yesterday with the key departments and bureaus throughout the US government on this issue. Overall, our assessment is that our sanctions are not having an impact in terms of our capacity to address the disaster," Amiri said during a telephonic press briefing.
Amiri acknowledged that it is still "very early" to conclude with certainty that that is the case given that the earthquake occurred on Wednesday.
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