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IMF suspends payments to Afghanistan
International Monetary Fund will block the Taliban from accessing reserve funds
The International Monetary Fund has said it will withhold funds to Afghanistan, which were due to be handed over within days. The decision was made due to the lack of "clarity within the international community regarding recognition of a government in Afghanistan."
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