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U.N. political mission clarifies how it uses cash in Afghanistan

The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan disputed the Taliban-controlled bank's portrayal of US$40 million in aid as if it had some say over the cash. UNAMA said it alone distributes the stacks of dollars pictured in the bank's tweet.

The U.N. objects to how the Taliban portrays aid in Kabul, Afghanistan (AN/Farid Ershad/Unsplash)

Afghanistan's central bank made "misleading and unhelpful" remarks about tens of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid, U.N. officials said.

The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan disputed the Taliban-controlled bank's portrayal of US$40 million in aid as if it had some say over the cash. UNAMA said it alone distributes the stacks of dollars pictured in the bank's tweet.

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