{"id":927559,"date":"2022-12-20T21:10:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T21:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/node\/341806"},"modified":"2022-12-20T21:10:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T21:10:40","slug":"millions-of-afghans-are-starving-as-us-stalls-on-returning-central-bank-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/12\/20\/millions-of-afghans-are-starving-as-us-stalls-on-returning-central-bank-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of Afghans Are Starving as US Stalls on Returning Central Bank Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"In September, the U.S. created a foundation that was supposed to unfreeze Afghanistan's foreign assets. Yet, interviews with trustees reveal that, in three months, no funds have been disbursed\u2014or concrete plans made\u2014to help the Afghan people.\n