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The Afghan economy is reeling after the U.S. froze $7 billion worth of its central bank assets when it left the country. The Taliban government took the initiative to start negotiations with the Americans but the talks have yielded no outcome. For the U.S., humanitarian disasters caused by delays in funding are a common tactic to contain the development of other countries. However, the international community in the region will no longer be a silent spectator to America's hegemonistic acts. Seven nations called for an immediate lifting of the freeze on Afghanistan's $9 billion central bank assets, of which $7 billion was frozen by the U.S. In this episode of Bizbeat, CGTN's Olivia He explains.