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C&SN In the News
Sanctioned Taliban Financier Holds Leadership Post at Afghan Central Bank – Wall Street Journal
C&SN Director Paul Carroll is quoted on financial access issues caused by sanctions, arguing that banks are sometimes hesitant to process transactions in sanctioned contexts even when Treasury authorizes certain transactions. Read the full article
C&SN Op-Ed: US Is Effectively Stealing Billions From a Nation Ravaged by a US-Initiated War – Truthout
February 18, 2022 C&SN Associate Director for Policy and Advocacy Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery offers her analysis of the Biden administration's recent decision to effectively steal Afghanistan's foreign reserves by setting aside half for the families of
Biden Administration Eases Restrictions on Aid to Afghanistan – The Hill
December 22, 2021 C&SN's Founder and Senior Advisor Kay Guinane is quoted, arguing that while "the new general licenses go farther than their predecessors by protecting a broader range of activities... Rather than taking a
C&SN Press Releases & Media Advisories
Treating Frozen Reserves as Leverage, Biden Administration Continues to Fuel Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis
Washington, D.C., Aug. 15, 2022 — In response to reports that the U.S. will not consider releasing any of Afghanistan’s frozen foreign reserves in the near-term, Paul Carroll, Director of the Charity and Security Network,
Biden Should Urge Israel to Rescind its Wrongful Designation of the Palestinian Six
Washington, D.C., July 12, 2022 — Ahead of President Biden’s travel to Israel and the West Bank, Paul Carroll, Director of the Charity and Security Network, released the following statement: “President Biden should take the
Treasury Takes Important Steps to Address Afghanistan Crisis, But More Must Be Done
Washington, D.C., December 22, 2021 — In response to the U.S. Treasury Department issuing General Licenses 17, 18 and 19, and accompanying guidance, to facilitate humanitarian and other civil society operations in Afghanistan, Kay Guinane,