Biden is crushing the Afghan economy by seizing $3.5 billion of its people’s money and diverting the other $3.5 billion for a trust fund “to benefit the Afghan people.”
It can be an effective tactic (not that I approve of it) if the people are already fairly close to revolting. If they aren’t interested, then the sanctions just go on indefinitely for decades (Cuba) to no real political effect.
It can be an effective tactic (not that I approve of it) if the people are already fairly close to revolting. If they aren’t interested, then the sanctions just go on indefinitely for decades (Cuba) to no real political effect.