In their letter to Biden, the 46 Democrats, led by Progressive Reps. Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), Sara Jacobs (Calif.), and Jesús Garcia (Ill.) emphasized that while they backed the choice to withdraw from Afghanistan, they agreed with international calls for the U.S. to avoid imposing economic measures that would contribute to Afghanistan's tumbling economy.
"This means conscientiously but urgently modifying current U.S. policy regarding the freeze of Afghanistan's foreign reserves and ongoing sanctions," they wrote.
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They asked Biden to provide "more explicit reassurances" to overseas organizations operating in Afghanistan that will not jeopardize breaking U.S. sanctions against Taliban members.
International organizations like the United Nations have cautioned that Afghanistan faces widespread famine this winter, with 97 percent of people in Afghanistan projected to be living in deprivation if interventions aren't made.
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Immediately after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in August, entities worldwide moved to cut off international resources. The World Bank suspended aid funds to Afghanistan. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) moved to cut off the nation's access to the organization's resources, citing a lack of international recognition for the Taliban.
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The U.S. froze almost $10 billion in Afghan government funds held in American banks.
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House Progressives signaled their backing for a plan proposed by current and former Afghan central bank officials to access hard currency reserves. They asked Biden to work with the IMF to provide access to emergency financing for Afghanistan.
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"We deplore the new Taliban government's grave human rights abuses, crackdowns on civil society and repression of women and LGBTQ people," they stressed. "However, pragmatic U.S. engagement with the de facto authorities is nevertheless key to averting unprecedented harm to tens of millions of women, children and innocent civilians."
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They warned that continuing to implement harsh sanctions on Afghanistan would risk "humanitarian devastation" and result in the Taliban declining to engage with the U.S.
A spokesperson for the National Security Council told The Hill in an announcement that the Administration was looking for ways to support the needs of the Afghan people.
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"The United States is a longstanding supporter of the Afghan people, including as the largest single provider of humanitarian assistance and continues to look at additional ways to support the needs of the Afghan people," the spokesman stated. "We are engaged intensively and urgently on this issue, have rolled out a variety of policy measures to respond in support of the Afghan people and are in the process of rolling out additional measures."