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GLOBALink | U.S. freezing of Afghan assets undermines small businesses in Afghanistan

STORY: GLOBALink | U.S. freezing of Afghan assets undermines small businesses in Afghanistan DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of street view in U.S.various of the exhibitionSOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): NAFAS GUL JAMI, Afghan entrepreneurSOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): ZAHRA NAEMI, Owner of a bee farmSOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD HAMID SAMADI, Afghan businessman STORYLINE: Following the U.S.-led forces withdrawal and Taliban's takeover of power in August 2021, the war in Afghanistan was over. However, an economic crisis has been worsened in Afghanistan. In recent months, Washington has slapped sanctions on the new Afghan administration, and froze over 9 billion U.S. dollars of Afghan central bank's assets, which further exacerbated the country's economic woes. Female Afghan entrepreneur Nafas Gul Jami displayed her products at the Agricultural Products Exhibition. Jami said the U.S. sanctions on Afghanistan have undermined her business. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari

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