Sens. Portman, Rubio Urge Treasury to Resist the Release of Internationally-Held Reserves to the Taliban
August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging her "to use all means necessary to keep all internationally-held reserve assets of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan out of the hands of the Taliban's illegitimate Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and to firmly resist any efforts to release these funds." The senators h . . .
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging her "to use all means necessary to keep all internationally-held reserve assets of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan out of the hands of the Taliban's illegitimate Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and to firmly resist any efforts to release these funds." The senators h . . .