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[The report containing the information Patrick Webb refers to]
SIGAR Quarterly Report October 30, 2023

SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL I AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
PG 45
UN Cash Shipments: A Lifeline for the Afghan Economy
Due to the disruption to international banking transfers and liquidity challenges since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, the UN transports cash to Afghanistan for use by UN agencies and its approved partners. State told SIGAR that the UN cash shipments—averaging $80 million each—arrive in Kabul every 10–14 days.168 According to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), all cash is placed in designated UN accounts in a private bank; none of the cash brought into Afghanistan is deposited in the central bank or provided to the Taliban. UNAMA said the cash is carefully monitored, audited, inspected, and vetted in accordance with UN financial rules and processes. From December 2021 to July 2023, the UN reported transferring $2.9 billion to support humanitarian operations.169 According to the World Bank, UN cash inflows were around $1.1 billion as of August 2023, following the $1.8 billion in cash shipments in 2022.170
Cash Recipients
The UN reported that since December 2021, 19 UN entities, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and 49 approved NGOs have accessed the UN cash transfer facility. “Imported bank notes allowed United Nations agencies to finance their humanitarian efforts and provided a transparent, low-cost channel for approved NGOs to receive international funding, while also helping stabilize the Afghan currency,” according to the UN Secretary-General’s September 2023 Afghanistan situation report.171 This quarter, U.S. government agencies did not report any instances of the Taliban siphoning cash from UN shipments or collecting royalties or charging fees on cash shipments. The UN, NGOs, and other entities involved in aid efforts have paid administrative fees to various Taliban ministries, and these fees were recorded by the Taliban as inland revenue. 172
168 State, SCA, response to SIGAR vetting, 10/10/2023

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