AFP :
The United States on Friday announced two exemptions to its sanctions imposed on Afghanistan in a bid to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into the conflict-wracked, Taliban-controlled country.
The provisions allow the US government, aid groups and international organizations “to engage in the provision of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan or other activities that support basic human needs” there, the US Treasury said in a statement.
They also allow “certain transactions related to the exportation or reexportation of agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices,” the statement said.
“Treasury will continue to work with financial institutions, international organizations and the nongovernmental organization community to ease the flow of critical resources, like agricultural goods, medicine, and other essential supplies, to people in need,” said Andrea Gacki, director of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
