DomPachino (@DomPachino)

Aug 21, 2021 - Earlier guidance by the world’s terror-finance watchdog organization, the Financial Action Task Force, warned member countries they must freeze the assets of the Taliban given the Taliban’s designation as a terrorist group by the U.S., the United Nations and other countries, “and to ensure that no funds or other assets are made available, directly or indirectly” to them. With the Taliban seizing key cities in recent weeks, including the capital, Kabul, last weekend, and taking control of institutions of state, markets and key industries, finance officials say they are concerned that the sanctions will apply to a much broader array of transactions, including payments to Afghan entities via the country’s commercial banks... https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-banks-and-money-transfer-firms-tread-carefully-in-taliban-controlled-afghanistan-11629557127?mod=mhp